Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
COMMON NAME:
Siberian Iris
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_iris_sibirica_11
May
Sepals flaring or curving downward apically, widely orbiculate, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_iris_sibirica_5
May
Petals erect, narrowly elliptic-obovate; style divided into petaloid branches, per Flora of North America.
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_051117ccnbg17
May Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Stems hollow. Leaf blades dark green, often tinged pink at base, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
3718
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Eurasia & eastern Europe
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes compact, freely branching, forming dense clumps
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Lavender/ Violet/ sometimes white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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