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Iris savannarum Small. clade: Phaeiris. Common name: Prairie Iris. Phenology: Late Mar-early Apr. Habitat: Pine savannas, Florida prairies, strand swamps, freshwater marshes. Distribution: GA and AL south to s. FL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Phaeiris savannarum (Small) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín, & Mavrodiev — Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, & Mavrodiev (2015); > Iris alabamensis Small — S; < Iris hexagona Walter — S13, WH3; < Iris hexagona Walter var. savannarum (Small) R.C.Foster; < Iris savannarum Small — FNA26; > Iris savannarum Small — S; < Iris savannarum Small var. savannarum — K4; Iris savannarum Small. Basionym: Iris savannarum Small 1924 [1925]

Links to other floras: < Iris savannarum - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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