NameThatPlant.net: Iris fulva

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Iris fulva FAMILY Iridaceae

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Iris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

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

COMMON NAME:
Copper Iris, Red Flag

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (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

759

Forb
Perennial

Native to Georgia? (introduced in the Carolinas)

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Rare

Look for it in swamp forests, wet hammocks, usually in shallow water, per Weakley's Flora

map
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or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

...Wet

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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