Iris gracilipes

Iris gracilipes
	Close-up of flower
	In a garden setting
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Iris
Species:	I. gracilipes
Binomial name
	Iris gracilipes; A.Gray
Synonyms
	Evansia gracilipes(A.Gray) Klatt; Rodionenkoa gracilipes(A.Gray) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev;

Last updated October 01, 2025

Iris gracilipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.^[2] It is native to Japan.^[1] A rhizomatous geophyte, it is typically found in deciduous forests.^[2] Currently called ヒメシャガ (hime-shaga; princess iris), it is a candidate for the legendary ハナカツミ or はながつみ (hana-katsumi) plant mentioned in ancient Japanese poetry, including in the Man'yōshū .^[3]^[4]

References

1 2 "Iris gracilipes A.Gray". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
1 2 Ishii, H. S.; Sakai, S. (2001). "Implications of geitonogamous pollination for floral longevity in Iris gracilipes". Functional Ecology. 15 (5): 633–641. Bibcode:2001FuEco..15..633I. doi:10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00560.x.
↑ 髙橋貞夫 (17 October 2018). 安積の史蹟めぐり. 歴史春秋出版. ISBN 978-4-89757-935-1.
↑ "萬葉植物園　花ごよみ" [ Manyo Botanical Garden Flower Calendar](PDF). 春日大社[ Kasuga-taisha ] (in Japanese). Nara, Japan. March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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[POWO_438653-1-1] 1 2 "Iris gracilipes A.Gray". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[geitonogamous_implications-2] 1 2 Ishii, H. S.; Sakai, S. (2001). "Implications of geitonogamous pollination for floral longevity in Iris gracilipes". Functional Ecology. 15 (5): 633–641. Bibcode:2001FuEco..15..633I. doi:10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00560.x.

[3] 髙橋貞夫 (17 October 2018). 安積の史蹟めぐり. 歴史春秋出版. ISBN 978-4-89757-935-1.

[4] "萬葉植物園　花ごよみ" [ Manyo Botanical Garden Flower Calendar](PDF). 春日大社[ Kasuga-taisha ] (in Japanese). Nara, Japan. March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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