Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Iris giganticaerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Can a rainbow consist of a single colour?... the ‘Iris sensu latissimo’ clade (Iridaceae) (Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, Mavrodiev, 2015)
Phaeiris giganticaerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Iris giganticaerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris 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 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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris giganticaerulea
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Iris giganticaerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Can a rainbow consist of a single colour?... the ‘Iris sensu latissimo’ clade (Iridaceae) (Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, Mavrodiev, 2015)
Phaeiris giganticaerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Iris giganticaerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris 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 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
Habitat: marshes and swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Gulf state(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue (sometimes white)
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule
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