Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Can a rainbow consist of a single colour?... the ‘Iris sensu latissimo’ clade (Iridaceae) (Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, Mavrodiev, 2015)
Phaeiris giganticaerulea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris alticristata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris aurilinea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris citricristata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris elephantina
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris fluviatilis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris giganticaerulea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris miraculosa
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris paludicola
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris parvicaerulea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris rivularis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris venulosa
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris wherryana
COMMON NAME:
Giant Blue Iris
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Can a rainbow consist of a single colour?... the ‘Iris sensu latissimo’ clade (Iridaceae) (Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, Mavrodiev, 2015)
Phaeiris giganticaerulea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris alticristata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris aurilinea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris citricristata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris elephantina
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris fluviatilis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris giganticaerulea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris miraculosa
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris paludicola
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris parvicaerulea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris rivularis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris venulosa
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris wherryana
760
Forb
Perennial
Native: Gulf state(s)
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Look for it in marshes and swamps, per Weakley's Flora
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
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue (sometimes white)
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Capsule
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