Subgenus Scorpiris (Junos) (Tratt.)Mathew

1981, Botanical author Mathew .............related links... Botanical Classification

Subgenus Scorpiris Mathew. (Brian Mathew, 1981) Formerly the Genus Juno of Trattinick, Mathew reduced this to a subgenus in The Iris, first edition 1981.

A subgenus in the Genus Iris. Characterized by bulbs with large fleshy root attached, and channeled leaves in one plane reminescent of corn. They are sometimes referred to as Corn Iris but more commonly they are called Junos reminding one of the old Genus name. See list of species

Gallery of Juno Species

Aitchisonii	Albomarginata	'Atropatana'	'Aucheri'
Baldshuanica	Bucharica	Cabulica	Capnoides
Carterorum	Caucasica	Cycloglossa	Doabensis
Drepanophylla	Edomensis	Fosteriana	Galatica
Graeberiana	Hippolyti	Hymenospatha	Inconspicua
SpecKopetdagensis	Kuschakewiczii.	Leptorrhiza	Linifolia........
Magnifica	Maracandica	Microglossa	Narbutii
Narynensis	Nicolai	Nusairiensis	Odontostyla
Orchioides	Palaestina	Parvula	Persica
Planifolia	Platyptera	Popovii	Porphyrochrysa
Postii	Pseudocaucasica	RegisUzziae	Rosenbachiana
Schischkinii	Stenophylla	Stocksii	Subdecolorata
Svetlanae	Tadshikorum	Tubergeniana	Vicaria
Vvedenskyi	Warleyensis	Wendelboi	Willmottiana.......
Xanthochlora	Zaprjagajewii	Zenaidae

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Additional Junos continue to be discovered and the following are new species: Iris furseorum; Iris hippolyti; Iris linifoliiformis; Iris nezahatiae; Iris pseudocapnoides; Iris wallisiae

According to the Species Group of the British Iris Society's A Guide to Species Irises (1997) The following species are included in this Subgenus; Iris aitchisonii , Iris albomarginata , Iris atropatana , Iris aucheri , Iris baldshuanica , Iris bucharica , Iris cabulica , Iris capnoides , Iris carterorum , Iris caucasica , Iris cycloglossa , Iris doabensis , Iris drepanophylla , Iris edomensis , Iris fosteriana , Iris galatica , Iris graeberiana , Iris hyppolyti , Iris hynenospatha , Iris inconspicua , Iris kopetdagensis , Iris kuschakewiczii , Iris leptorrhiza , Iris linifolia , Iris magnifica , Iris maracandica , Iris microglossa , Iris narbutii , Iris narynensis , Iris nicolai , Iris nusairiensis , Iris odontostyla, Iris orchioides , Iris palaestina , Iris parvula , Iris persica , Iris planifolia , Iris platyptera . Iris popovii , Iris porphyrochrysa , Iris postii , Iris pseudocaucasica , Iris regis-uzziae , Iris rosenbachiana , Iris schischkinii , Iris stenophylla , Iris stocksii , Iris subdecolorata , Iris svetlanae , Iris tadshikorum , Iris tubergeniana , Iris vicaria , Iris vvedenskyi , Iris warleyensis , Iris wendelboi , Iris willmottiana , Iris xanthochlora , Iris zaprjagajewii_, _Iris zenaidae ,

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