THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris
Species Details
Stinking Iris is a newly established perennial, native to Southern Britain but probably always a garden throw-out in Derbyshire. Modern records come from Risley Glebe (SK4635) and Long Eaton (SK4832).The record in Clapham (1969) for near Willersley Park in SK25 based on Linton (1903) is considered an error for Willersley Park in Leicestershire.