page_title: Iris ruthenica
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Iris ruthenica / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: russian iris/hungarian iris Siebenbürger Gras-Schwertlilie stânjenel mic de munte
context_page_description: Iris ruthenica, sometimes called ever blooming iris, Russian iris, pilgrim iris and Hungarian iris, is a species in the genus Iris- subgenus Limniris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, with a wide distribution, ranging from eastern Europe to Central Asia. It has grass-like leaves, thick stem and violet or bluish lavender flowers which are marked with violet veining.
context_section_description: It is written as 紫苞鸢尾 in Chinese script, and known as 'zi bao yuan wei'.
  It is named after the region of the 'Ruthenia', in Transylvania and Romania,
  It has several common names; 'ever blooming iris' (in the UK), 'Russian Iris', 'pilgrim iris' (sometimes called a synonym of Iris ruthenica), and 'Hungarian Iris' in Europe.
  It is known as ungersk iris in Sweden.
  Iris ruthenica was first published by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in Botanical Magazine in 1808. It was later published in 1811, as Iris ruthenica with the common name 'Pigmy iris' in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 34, table 1393. Pigmy iris is now used as the common name of Iris pumila.
  It was mentioned the journals of Captain Beechy's Voyage (in 1825), and is mentioned in Cherepanov's Vascular Plants of Russia.
  It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 42 October 2014, and is an accepted name by the RHS.
caption: Russian iris or Hungarian iris
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