Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris graminea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 39.
today: The current name for this species is Iris graminea L.
original Latin diagnosis
Iris corollis imberbibus, germinibus sexangularibus, caule ancipiti, foliis linearibus.
English translation
Iris with corollas beardless; with ovaries six-angled; with stem two-edged; [and] with leaf blades linear.
| Iris | Iris |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| beardless; | imberbibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective imberbis, -is, -e; modifies corollis |
| with ovaries | germinibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun germen, germinis |
| six-angled; | sexangularibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective sexangularis, -is, -e; modifies germinibus |
| with stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| two-edged; | ancipiti - ablative singular of group B adjective anceps, anceps, anceps; modifies caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| linear. | linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |