Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris germanica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 38.
today: The current name for this species is Iris germanica L.
original Latin diagnosis
Iris corollis barbatis, caule foliis longiore multifloro.
English translation
Iris with corollas bearded; with a stem than the leaves longer [and] many-flowered.
| Iris | Iris |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| bearded; | barbatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective barbatus, -a, -um; modifies corollis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| than the leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i; object of longiore |
| longer | longiore - ablative singular masculine of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| many-flowered. | multifloro - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective multiflorus, -a, -um; modifies caule |