한국산 붓꽃속 16종과 1종의 외군을 대상으로 유연관계 및 분류학적 실체를 파악하기 위하여 분자계통학적 연구를 수행하였다. 연구결과, 한국산 붓꽃속은 5개의 Clade로 나타났으며, Clade I에는 Series Laevigatae, Tripetalae, Laevigatae, Sibiricae, Clade II에는 Series Ruthenicae, Easatae, Clade III에는 Series Chinensis, Clade IV에는 Series Chinensis, Clade V에는 Series Crossiris, Pumilae, Pardanthopsis로 나타났다. 대청부채, 만주붓꽃, 연미붓꽃은 하나의 단계통을 형성하여 가장 기저부에 위치하였고, 금붓꽃과 노랑붓꽃은 독립적인 분계조를 형성하지 못하여 두 종의 관계가 명확하지 않았다. 연미붓꽃은 Crossiris속의 Crossiris절로 분류체계를 설정하였다. Chinensis계열은 금붓꽃계열(노랑무늬붓꽃, 금붓꽃, 노랑붓꽃)과 각시붓꽃계열(넓은잎각시붓꽃, 각시붓꽃)로 뚜렷히 구분되었다. 붓꽃속은 크게 4아속(Limniris, Crossiris, Iris, Pardanthopsis)으로 나눠지며, Pardanthopsis아속, Iris아속 그리고 Crossiris아속에서 Limniris아속으로 분화되는 경향성을 나타내었다.
Molecular phylogenetic studies were conducted to evaluate taxonomic identities and relationships among 16 species of the korean genus Iris L. Korean Iris was grouped by five clades. Series Laevigatae, Tripetalae, Laevigatae and Sibiricae was included to Clade I. Series Chinensis, and Easatae was composed to Clade II. Series Chinensis was included to Clade III. Series Chinensis was composed to Clade IV. Series Crossiris, Pumilae and Pardanthopsis was included to Clade V. Iris dichotoma, I. mandshurica and I. tectorum formed one clade, and it was located mostly in the basal group. I. minutiaurea and I. koreana was not formed independent clade, so it is not clear between them about taxonomic identities. Iris tectorum was established taxonomic system by Series Cossiris in Subgenus Crossiris. Series Chinensis (I. odaesanensis, I. minutiaurea, I. koreana, I. rossii var. latifoia, and I. rossii) was distinguished is clear by Series Chinensis (I. odaesanensis, I. minutiaurea and I. koreana) and Series Chinensis (I. rossii var. latifoia and I. rossii). The Genus Iris was divided into four subgenus (Limniris, Crossiris, Iris and Pardanthopsis). We thought that evolved to subgenus Limniris in subgenus Crossiris, iris and Pardanthopsis.
