page_title: Iris spuria subsp. maritima
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Iris spuria subsp. maritima / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: Iris spuria subsp. maritima
context_page_description: Iris spuria subsp. maritima is a species of the genus Iris, part of a subgenus series known as Iris subg. Limniris and in the series Iris ser. Spuriae. It is a subspecies of Iris spuria, a beardless, rhizomatous perennial plant, from coastal regions Europe and north Africa with deep blue-violet flowers.
  It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.
context_section_description: It is native to temperate regions of North Africa and Europe.
caption: Iris spuria subsp. maritima growing in France
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