Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris variegata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 38.
today: The current name for this species is Iris variegata L.
original Latin diagnosis
Iris corollis barbatis, caule subfolioso longitudine foliorum multifloro.
English translation
Iris with corollas bearded; with a stem subfoliose, with the length of the leaves, [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 |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| subfoliose, | subfolioso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective subfoliosus, -a, -um; modifies caule |
| with the length | longitudine - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun longito, longitudinis |
| of the leaves, | foliorum - genitive plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| many-flowered. | multifloro - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective multiflorus, -a, -um; modifies scapo |