Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris hexagona var. savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Iris savannarum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris savannarum
COMMON NAME:
Prairie Iris
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Keith Bradley kab_iris_savannarum_9988
March Glades County FL
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area
Perianth blue-violet (rarely white); petals erect to spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris hexagona var. savannarum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Iris savannarum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris savannarum
3976
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, Florida prairies, strand swamps, freshwater marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue-violet
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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