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Iris pseudacorus

Flowering Plants

Iris pseudacorus, known as the yellow flag, yellow iris or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Its specific epithet pseudacorus means false acorus, referring to the resemblance of its prominently veined, sword-shaped leaves to those of Acorus calamus, though the two plants are not closely related. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 5

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 6

Scientific Name

Iris pseudacorus 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Iris pseudacorus (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater Marsh

Source Plants For A Future: Iris pseudacorus

Freshwater Swamp Forest

Source Plants For A Future: Iris pseudacorus

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Sources

1. Iris pseudacorus (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.
Infobox: status
LC

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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

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3. Plants For A Future: Iris pseudacorus

Plants For A Future

Medicinal Uses
The fresh root is astringent, cathartic, emetic, emmenagogue and odontalgic[4, 7, 61].
In Biome: Freshwater Marsh, Habitats
Damp marshy areas, swampy woods and in shallow water or wet ground on the edges of rivers and ditches ... Often found in shady places
In Biome: Freshwater Swamp Forest, Habitats
Damp marshy areas, swampy woods and in shallow water or wet ground on the edges of rivers and ditches ... Often found in shady places

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4. Iris pseudacorus (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q21173 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Liliales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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5. NatureServe Explorer: Iris pseudacorus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Liliales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12394

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12394

"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Liliales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439

"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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