Iris squalens Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 863. 1759.

["Habitat in Europa australi."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 56 (1762). RCN: 321.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Current name: Iris x squalens L. ( Iridaceae).

Note: This is believed to be a hybrid between I. variegata L. and I. germanica L. (see Mathew, The Iris: 35. 1981).