NameThatPlant.net: Iris brevicaulis

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Iris brevicaulis FAMILY Iridaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris brevicaulis FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Can a rainbow consist of a single colour?... the ‘Iris sensu latissimo’ clade (Iridaceae) (Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, Mavrodiev, 2015)
Iris brevicaulis

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris foliosa

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris mississippiensis

COMMON NAME:
Short-stem Iris, Lamance Iris, Zigzag Iris

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image of Iris brevicaulis, Short-stem Iris, Lamance Iris, Zigzag Iris

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_irfo2_001_lvd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Iris brevicaulis FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris brevicaulis FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Can a rainbow consist of a single colour?... the ‘Iris sensu latissimo’ clade (Iridaceae) (Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, Mavrodiev, 2015)
Iris brevicaulis

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris foliosa

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris mississippiensis

2895

Forb
Perennial

Native to Georgia

Rare

Habitat: swamps, bottomlands, bogs, seeps, marshes, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Summer
Violet
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Capsule

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