OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Iris prismatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-001:

Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Iris prismatica

 

COMMON NAME:
Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris


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image of Iris prismatica, Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_irpr_001_lvd

        

image of Iris prismatica, Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_irpr_004_lvd

        

image of Iris prismatica, Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_iris_prismatica_5882

May    Dare County    NC

Leaves erect, grass-like, oriented with one edge facing the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Iris prismatica, Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_iris_prismatica_5889

May    Dare County    NC

Sepals spatulate-shaped w a white area w violet lines. Petals oblanceolate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Iris prismatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-001:
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris prismatica

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

762

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, wet acidic barrens, marshes, ditches, pools, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Lavender/Bluish/Purple/Violet
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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