iris: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Iris

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Close-up of a purple iris flower with yellow and white markings on its petals, set against a blurred green background.

yellow flag iris

Painting by Ogata Korin showing dark blue irises with green leaves against a gold-foiled background on a six-panel screen.

Rhizome of an iris

leaf development

See the blooming of the reticulated iris (Iris reticulata ‘Pauline') flowers

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

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