Iris orientalis is a species in the genus
Iris, it is also in the subgenus of
Limniris and in
Series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, from Turkey and Greece, with white flowers with a yellow mark or blotch. It was also known as
Iris ochroleuca for a long time. It is commonly known as
yellow banded iris in the U.S. and
Turkish iris in the U.K. but also has some other less common names....
(Wikipedia)