Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Iris sibirica
INCLUDED WITHIN Iris sanguinea is conspecific with I. sibirica (Iridaceae)... (Boltenkov et al., 2020)
Iris sibirica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Iris sibirica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris sibirica
COMMON NAME:
Siberian Iris
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_iris_sibirica_11
May
Sepals flaring or curving downward apically, widely orbiculate, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_iris_sibirica_5
May
Petals erect, narrowly elliptic-obovate; style divided into petaloid branches, per Flora of North America.
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_051117ccnbg17
May Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Stems hollow. Leaf blades dark green, often tinged pink at base, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris sibirica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Iris sibirica
INCLUDED WITHIN
Iris sanguinea is conspecific with I. sibirica (Iridaceae)... (Boltenkov et al., 2020)
Iris sibirica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Iris sibirica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris sibirica
3718
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated and escaping or persisting near plantings, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia (c. & e. Europe west to Lake Baikal, Japan, n. China, Korea, Japan, & e. Russia)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes compact, freely branching, forming dense clumps
FLOWER:
Summer
Lavender/ Violet/ sometimes white
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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