? Iris pseudacorus
yellow iris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Genus: Iris Species: I. pseudacorus
Binomial name
Iris pseudacorus L.

The iris bearing the Latin name Iris pseudacorus is known by the common names yellow iris, yellow flag, and bastard fleur de lys. It is a showy flower that has been planted nearly worldwide as an ornamental, only to escape in many regions to establish itself as an invasive aquatic plant. Yellow iris is found in temperate regions across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. It is easily identified by its bright yellow iris blooms. Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 736 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders Base Monocots: Acorus Alismatales Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Family Petrosaviaceae Commelinids: Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales Family Dasypogonaceae Monocotyledons or monocots are a group of flowering plants usually ranked as a class and once called the Monocotyledoneae. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Genera Many, see text Iridaceae is a family of plants in Order Asparagales, taking its name from the Irises. ... Jump to: navigation, search Species See text. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus ~Carl Linnaeus~, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné (   listen?), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Species See text. ... An ornamental is a plant variety that is grown for its beauty (in its end use), rather than commercial or other value. ... Purple flowers of the highly invasive Pattersons Curse infest the Warrumbungle National Park in New South Wales, Australia. ... Aquatic plants — also called hydrophytic plants or hydrophytes — are plants that have adapted to living in or on aquatic environments. ...

Yellow iris grows best in very wet conditions. It is common in wetlands and salt marshes, and can tolerate submersion, low pH, high salinity, and anoxic soils. The plant spreads quickly, by both rhizome and water-dispersed seed, and can create dense, monotypic stands that outcompete other plants in the ecosystem. It fills a similar niche to that of the cattail. While it is primarily an aquatic plant, the rhizomes can survive prolonged dry conditions. Yellow iris has been used as a form of water treatment since it has the ability to take up heavy metals through its roots. A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Atlantic coastal salt marsh in Connecticut, USA. A salt marsh is a type of marsh found in the intertidal transition between land and ocean. ... The title of this article begins with a capital letter, due to technical limitations of the MediaWiki software. ... Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. ... Ginger rhizome In botany, a rhizome is a usually-underground, horizontal stem of a plant that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. ... Species See text Typha is a genus of about ten species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the monogeneric family, Typhaceae. ... For other meanings, see heavy metal The term heavy metal may have various more general or more specific meanings. ...

The plant is tough to remove on a large scale. Even burning is often ineffective; the rhizomes must be plowed up. The eradication of the plant is highly unlikely. It has been banned in some areas but is still widely sold in others for use in gardens, and it will continue to be planted by gardeners unaware of or unconcerned with its invasive potential.

The rhizome has historically been used as an herbal remedy, most often as a laxative. When applied to the skin or inhaled the tannin-rich juices can be acrid and irritating. Dioscorides’ Materia Medica, c. ... A laxative is a preparation used for encouraging defecation, or the elimination of feces. ... Tannins are astringent, bitter-tasting plant polyphenols that bind and precipitate proteins. ...