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Iridaceae
Iris

not marked as a favorite taxon *Iris ensata Thunberg. Common name: Japanese Iris. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Roadsides; cultivated and rarely escaped. Distribution: Native of Japan, n. China, and Sakhalin. Also reported from se. PA (Rhodes & Klein 1993) and s. AL (H. Horne, pers. comm. 2013).

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clade: Limniris.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, NE; = Limniris ensata (Thunb.) Rodion. — Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, & Mavrodiev (2015); = n/a — C, FNA26, Pa, RAB; ? Iris kaempferi Siebold ex Lam. Basionym: Iris ensata Thunb. 1794

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native range: Japan & China



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