OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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

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Iris fulva   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

Phaeiris fulva

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

Iris fulva

 

COMMON NAME:
 Copper Iris, Red Flag

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris fulva   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

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

 

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759

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: swamp forests, wet hammocks, usually in shallow water. Become somewhat popular as a native wildflower in cultivation, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia? (introduced in the Carolinas)

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Dull copper/ Orange-brown/ Dark yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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