Iris prismatica Pursh. clade: Limniris. Common name: Slender Blue Iris, Slender Blue Flag. Phenology: May-Jun; May-Aug. Habitat: Bogs, wet acidic barrens, marshes, ditches, pools. Distribution: NS south to GA, disjunct in w. NC (Henderson County) and sc. TN (Coffee County).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, FNA26, G, GW1, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W; = Limniris prismatica (Pursh) Rodion. — Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, & Mavrodiev (2015); > Iris prismatica Pursh var. austrina Fernald — F; > Iris prismatica Pursh var. prismatica — F. Basionym: Iris prismatica Pursh 1812
Links to other floras: = Iris prismatica - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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native range: northeastern North America
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