Iris virginica Linnaeus. clade: Limniris. Southern Blue Flag. Phen: Late Mar-Jun; May-Sep. Hab: Tidal and nontidal marshes and swamps, stream margins, flatwoods, wet meadows, bogs. Dist: Se. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to MS, north in the interior to w. TN; disjunct in sc. TN.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = G, S; = Iris caroliniana S.Watson – S13; = Iris virginica L. var. virginica – C, F, K1, K3, K4; = Limniris virginica (L.) Rodion. – Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, & Mavrodiev (2015); < Iris virginica L. – FNA26, NY, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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