Iris unguicularis
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Family Iridaceae
Taxonomy: Iris unguicularis Poir.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Iris stylosa Desf. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (16), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (18), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 43 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): 40 mm (40-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 525 mm (450-600 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 12.25 mm (9-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): globoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.45 m (0.45-0.45 m) [sources: SAH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 16 | 18 | S. 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/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 16 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. 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_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |