Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris virginica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 39.
today: The current name for this species is Iris virginica L.
original Latin diagnosis
Iris corollis imberbibus, germinibus trigonis, caule ancipiti.
English translation
Iris with corollas beardless; with ovaries trigonous; [and] with stem two-edged.
| 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 |
| trigonous; | trigonis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective trigonus, -a, -um; modifies germinibus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| 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 |