It is written as 小黄花鸢尾 in Chinese script and known as xiao huang hua yuan wei in China.

It is written as 금붓꽃 in Korean script.

It has the common names of small yellow-flower iris in Chinese English.

The Latin specific epithet minutoaurea refers to the combination of 2 Latin names, minuto refers to very small (or minute) and aurea refers to yellow.
Making 'Small yellow blossoms'.

It was originally published as Iris minuta by Franchet and Savatier in 'Enumeratio Plantarum in Japonia Sponte Crescentium' 2: Vol.42 page521 in 1877.

It was later illustrated as Iris minute in Curtis Botanical Magazine Issue 8293 in 1910.

Later, Iris minuta was regarded as a synonym of 'Iris minutoaurea and first published and described by Tomitaro Makino in  the 'Journal of Japanese Botany', (Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi) from Tokyo Vol.17  in 1928.

Iris minutoaurea is an accepted name by the RHS.

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 9 January 2003.
It is written as 小黄花鸢尾 in Chinese script and known as xiao huang hua yuan wei in China.
It is written as 금붓꽃 in Korean script.
It has the common names of small yellow-flower iris in Chinese English.
The Latin specific epithet minutoaurea refers to the combination of 2 Latin names, minuto refers to very small (or minute) and aurea refers to yellow. Making 'Small yellow blossoms'.
It was originally published as Iris minuta by Franchet and Savatier in 'Enumeratio Plantarum in Japonia Sponte Crescentium' 2: Vol.42 page521 in 1877.
It was later illustrated as Iris minute in Curtis Botanical Magazine Issue 8293 in 1910.
Later, Iris minuta was regarded as a synonym of 'Iris minutoaurea and first published and described by Tomitaro Makino in  the 'Journal of Japanese Botany', (Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi) from Tokyo Vol.17  in 1928.
Iris minutoaurea is an accepted name by the RHS.
It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 9 January 2003.
Iris minutoaurea