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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris hexagona var. savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Iris savannarum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris savannarum
COMMON NAME:
Prairie Iris
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Keith Bradley kab_iris_savannarum_9988
March Glades County FL
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area
Perianth blue-violet (rarely white); petals erect to spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris hexagona var. savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Iris savannarum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris savannarum
3976
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, Florida prairies, strand swamps, freshwater marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue-violet
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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