The Latin specific epithet halophila refers to salt loving.

It had the common name of long leafed flag, It is known as the salt marsh iris in Germany.

It is written as 喜盐鸢尾 in Chinese script and known as xi yan yuan wei in Pinyin Chinese.

It was first published as Iris spuria subsp.
halophila, by Peter Simon Pallas  in 'Reise Russ.
Reich.'
Vol.2 page733.
in 1773.

It was then 3 years later re-published as Iris halophila by Pallas in 'Reise Russ.
Reich.'
Vol3 page713 in 1776.

Most plant authors and botanists classed it as a subspecies of Iris spuria, including Brian Mathew in 1981 in his book 'The Iris'.

It was still verified as Iris halophila by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 9 January 2003.

As of February 2015, it is incorrectly listed as a synonym of Iris spuria by the RHS.
The Latin specific epithet halophila refers to salt loving.
It had the common name of long leafed flag, It is known as the salt marsh iris in Germany.
It is written as 喜盐鸢尾 in Chinese script and known as xi yan yuan wei in Pinyin Chinese.
It was first published as Iris spuria subsp. halophila, by Peter Simon Pallas  in 'Reise Russ. Reich.' Vol.2 page733. in 1773. 
It was then 3 years later re-published as Iris halophila by Pallas in 'Reise Russ. Reich.' Vol3 page713 in 1776.
Most plant authors and botanists classed it as a subspecies of Iris spuria, including Brian Mathew in 1981 in his book 'The Iris'.
It was still verified as Iris halophila by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 9 January 2003.
As of February 2015, it is incorrectly listed as a synonym of Iris spuria by the RHS.
Iris halophila