The Latin specific epithet spuria refers to 'spurious' meaning false.
Linnaeus thought that the plants were hybrids rather than a true species.

It is written as 假鸢尾	 in Chinese script and known as Jia Yuan Wei in Pinyin Chinese.

In the Czech language, it is called Iris Iris žlutofialový.

It is pronounced as 'EYE-ris SPUR-ee-uh'.

Due to the wide distribution of the species, it has many different common names, including; 'Spurious Iris', 'false iris', 'bastard iris', 'blue iris' (in England), 'butterfly iris'  (also in England), 'meadow marsh iris', 'iris steppe', 'iris des steppes' (in France), 'Steppen-Schwertlilie' (in Germany), and 'dansk iris' (in Sweden).
and 'salt iris' (also in Sweden).

Another is 'seashore iris', but this probably applies to Iris spuria subsp.
maritima.
Also 'salt iris', and 'salt marsh iris', but this applies to Iris halophila (formerly a subspecies).

It was first described in 1753 by Linnaeus, who described it in the Species Plantarum Vol.1 as being a German species.

On 4 November 1876, John Gilbert Baker described the Iris, in The Gardeners' Chronicle on page 583.

An illustration of the iris was published in 1981, in Grey-Wilson and Mathew, Bulbs plate 28.
It was then published in 1982, by P.J. Redoute, Liles and related flowers 183.

It has several subspecies; Iris spuria subsp.
demetrii (Achv. &
Mirzoeva) B.Mathew, Iris spuria subsp.
demetrii (Achv. &
Mirzoeva) B.Mathew, Iris spuria subsp.
maritima (Dykes) P.Fourn.
and Iris spuria subsp.
musulmanica (Fomin) Takht.
It used to have 3 other subspecies, which have now be re-classified as separate species; Iris spuria subsp.
halophila (now Iris halophila),  Iris spuria ssp.
sogdiana (now Iris halophila var.
sogdiana and Iris spuria subsp.
notha (now Iris notha).

It has been grown and cultivated in Britain since 1573, It had naturalised in south Lincolnshire in 1836.
Another colony was growing in Dorset, but in 1972 it was deliberately vandalised and damaged fatally.

It was originally found on 10 July 1955 growing in Limhamm, Skane in Sweden.
It was later published in Botanical Notices in 1958.

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 20 April 1998, then updated on 1 December 2004.
As of March 2015, Iris spuria is a 'tentatively accepted name' by the RHS.
The Latin specific epithet spuria refers to 'spurious' meaning false. Linnaeus thought that the plants were hybrids rather than a true species.
It is written as 假鸢尾	 in Chinese script and known as Jia Yuan Wei in Pinyin Chinese.
In the Czech language, it is called Iris Iris žlutofialový.
It is pronounced as 'EYE-ris SPUR-ee-uh'.
Due to the wide distribution of the species, it has many different common names, including; 'Spurious Iris', 'false iris', 'bastard iris', 'blue iris' (in England), 'butterfly iris'  (also in England), 'meadow marsh iris', 'iris steppe', 'iris des steppes' (in France), 'Steppen-Schwertlilie' (in Germany), and 'dansk iris' (in Sweden). and 'salt iris' (also in Sweden).
Another is 'seashore iris', but this probably applies to Iris spuria subsp. maritima. Also 'salt iris', and 'salt marsh iris', but this applies to Iris halophila (formerly a subspecies).
It was first described in 1753 by Linnaeus, who described it in the Species Plantarum Vol.1 as being a German species.
On 4 November 1876, John Gilbert Baker described the Iris, in The Gardeners' Chronicle on page 583.
An illustration of the iris was published in 1981, in Grey-Wilson and Mathew, Bulbs plate 28. It was then published in 1982, by P.J. Redoute, Liles and related flowers 183.
It has several subspecies; Iris spuria subsp. demetrii (Achv. & Mirzoeva) B.Mathew, Iris spuria subsp. demetrii (Achv. & Mirzoeva) B.Mathew, Iris spuria subsp. maritima (Dykes) P.Fourn. and Iris spuria subsp. musulmanica (Fomin) Takht. It used to have 3 other subspecies, which have now be re-classified as separate species; Iris spuria subsp. halophila (now Iris halophila),  Iris spuria ssp. sogdiana (now Iris halophila var. sogdiana and Iris spuria subsp. notha (now Iris notha).
It has been grown and cultivated in Britain since 1573, It had naturalised in south Lincolnshire in 1836. Another colony was growing in Dorset, but in 1972 it was deliberately vandalised and damaged fatally.
It was originally found on 10 July 1955 growing in Limhamm, Skane in Sweden. It was later published in Botanical Notices in 1958.
It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 20 April 1998, then updated on 1 December 2004. As of March 2015, Iris spuria is a 'tentatively accepted name' by the RHS.
Iris spuria