AusTraits

Iris orientalis

Explore the data for this taxon in the portal

Family Iridaceae

Taxonomy: Iris orientalis Mill.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Iris ochroleuca L. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 traits from 33 records in 6 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 35 mm (30-40 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (1.5-1.5 m) [sources: SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
SAH_20231215S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_202379VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.