Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris germanica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Iris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris germanica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Iris germanica
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris flavescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-006:
Iris germanica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
COMMON NAME:
German Iris, Fleur-de-Lys
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_irge_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris germanica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris germanica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Iris germanica
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris flavescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-006:
Iris germanica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
2083
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Europe
Rare
Habitat: Roadsides, old homesites, ditches; cultivated and rarely persistent or escaped, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Yellow/Blue/Violet
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p433
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p387
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p442