Taxon: Iris tenuifolia Pall.

Summary

Genus:

Iris

Subgenus:

Limniris

Section:

Limniris

Family:

Iridaceae

Subfamily:

Iridoideae

Tribe:

Irideae

Nomen number:

20429

Place of publication:

Reise russ. Reich. 3:714. 1776

Verified:

10/02/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Iris regelii Maxim. ex Regel

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Khassanov, F. O. & N. Rakhimova. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the genus Iris L. (Iridaceae Juss.) for the flora of Central Asia. Stapfia 97:175.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 123-124.
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:384. Note: lists as Iris teniufolia Pall.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Waddick, J. W. & Zhao Yu-tang. 1992. Iris of China
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	slender-leaf iris			1	Waddick, J. W. & Zhao Yu-tang. 1992. Iris of China
Transcribed Chinese	xi ye yuan wei			2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan		Khassanov, F. O. & N. Rakhimova. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the genus Iris L. (Iridaceae Juss.) for the flora of Central Asia. Stapfia 97:175.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia		Khassanov, F. O. & N. Rakhimova. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the genus Iris L. (Iridaceae Juss.) for the flora of Central Asia. Stapfia 97:175.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Aga Buryat	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chelyabinsk	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Astrakhan	Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:384. Note: lists as Iris teniufolia Pall.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Baškortostan, Respublika	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Kalmykija, Respublika	Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:384. Note: lists as Iris teniufolia Pall.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov	Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:384. Note: lists as Iris teniufolia Pall.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgogradskaja oblast'	Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:384. Note: lists as Iris teniufolia Pall.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Aga Buryat, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk, Chita]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Baškortostan, Respublika, Kalmykija, Respublika, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast']

Reference(s)

Khassanov, F. O. & N. Rakhimova. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the genus Iris L. (Iridaceae Juss.) for the flora of Central Asia. Stapfia 97:175.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:384. Note: lists as Iris teniufolia Pall.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20429. Accessed 15 April 2026.