EPPO Global Database

Iris xiphium subsp. lusitanica(XPHLS)

Overview
Code created in: 2015-12-07

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: XPHLS
  • Preferred name: Iris xiphium subsp. lusitanica
  • Authority: (Ker Gawler) Franco

Notes

This is a distinctive yellow-flowered variant of X. vulgare found in central Portugal and Spain, but is not considered by Flora Iberica to merit subspecies rank


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Iris lusitanica Ker Gawler
Xiphion lusitanicum (Ker Gawler) Alefeld
Xiphion vulgare var. lusitanicum (Ker Gawler) Baker

Common names
Name Language
lírio-amarelo-dos-montes Portuguese
maios-amarelos Portuguese