-PLATE- 	Plate No. 58
 

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 -COMMON_NAMES- Spurious Iris, Fleur-de-lis,
 Sword lily, Spuria Iris 
 -GENUS- Iris 
 -SPECIES- Iris spuria 
 -CLASS- Triandria -ORDER- Monogynia 
 -AUTHORITY- Linnaeus 
 
 -MODERN_GENUS- Iris 
 -MODERN_SPECIES- Iris spuria 
 -MODERN_FAMILY- Iradaceae 
 
 -PLANT_TYPE- perennial 
 -COLOR- violet-blue, yellow or white
 -SEASON- summer 
 -NATIVE_REGION- Europe, Asia, Algeria
 -ZONE- __ 
 
 -SOURCE- The Botanical Magazine
 -VOLUME- 2 
 -PUB_DATE- 1788 
 -REISSUED- 1796
 -EDITOR- William Curtis 
 -ARTIST- Sowerby 
 -NALPCD- Disc 0644 IMG0052.PCD