Taxon: Iris lactea Pall.

Summary

Genus:

Iris

Subgenus:

Limniris

Section:

Limniris

Family:

Iridaceae

Subfamily:

Iridoideae

Tribe:

Irideae

Nomen number:

401980

Place of publication:

Reise russ. Reich. 3:713. 1776

Verified:

10/02/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (10 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Autonym(s)
Iris lactea Pall. var. lactea

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Iris lactea Pall. var. chinensis (Fisch.) Koidz.
Iris oxypetala Bunge
Iris pallasii Fisch.
Iris pallasii Fisch. var. chinensis Fisch.
Iris pallasii Fisch. var. pallasii
Iris triflora Balb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Khassanov, F. O. & N. Rakhimova. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the genus Iris L. (Iridaceae Juss.) for the flora of Central Asia. Stapfia 97:175.
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 125-127.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Waddick, J. W. & Zhao Yu-tang. 1992. Iris of China
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	white-flower Chinese iris	1	Waddick, J. W. & Zhao Yu-tang. 1992. Iris of China
Swedish	majiris	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	bai hua ma lin	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu 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	Sichuan 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	Eastern Asia	Korea			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		e.	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
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			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Hakasija, Respublika		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovskaja oblast'		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk	s.	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan		n.e.	Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 125-127.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir		Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 125-127.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab		Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 125-127.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			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-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (n.e.)
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk (s.), Tyva, Respublika]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (e.), Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye]
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab], Nepal, Pakistan

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. Note: = Iris ensata Thunb.
Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 125-127.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
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=401980. Accessed 15 April 2026.