Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Iris prismatica
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 prismatica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-001:
Iris prismatica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
COMMON NAME:
Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_irpr_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_irpr_004_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_iris_prismatica_5882
May Dare County NC
Leaves erect, grass-like, oriented with one edge facing the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_iris_prismatica_5889
May Dare County NC
Sepals spatulate-shaped w a white area w violet lines. Petals oblanceolate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Iris prismatica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris prismatica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-001:
Iris prismatica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
762
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in bogs and marshes, 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/Summer
Lavender/Bluish/Purple/Violet
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p120
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p173
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p387
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p442