Iris subg. Limniris

Beardless Iris

Iris sibirica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Irideae
Genus:	Iris
Subgenus:	Limniris
Series
See text.

Subgenus Limniris is one subgenus of beardless irises, which don't have hair on their drooping sepals, also called their falls.

Taxonomy

The subgenus Limniris is subdivided into the following sections, subsections, and series:

section Limniris
- subsection Apogon
  - series Sibiricae (Siberian irises)
  - series Prismaticae (I. prismatica)
  - series Laevigatae (includes Japanese irises)
  - series Chinensis
  - series Californicae (Pacific Coast irises)
  - series Hexagonae (Louisiana irises)
  - series Longipetalae (Rocky Mountain or long-petaled iris)
  - series Tripetalae
  - series Vernae (I. verna)
- subsection Ensatae (I. biglumis)
- subsection Tenuifoliae
  - series Tenuifoliae
  - series Ventricosae
- subsection Syriacae (I. grant-duffii)
section Unguiculares
- - series Unguiculares
section Ioniris
- - series Ruthenicae

References

Clark University's classification of Iris