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Iridaceae
Iris

not marked as a favorite taxon Iris prismatica Pursh. Common name: Slender Blue Iris, Slender Blue Flag. Phenology: May-Jun; May-Aug. Habitat: Bogs, wet acidic barrens, marshes, ditches, pools. Distribution: Nova Scotia south to Georgia, disjunct in w. North Carolina (Henderson County) and sc. Tennessee (Coffee County).

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clade: Limniris.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, FNA26, G, GW1, K1, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, 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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image #1 of Iris prismatica© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Iris prismatica© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Iris prismatica© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Iris prismatica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Iris prismatica© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Iris prismatica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Iris prismatica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Iris prismatica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Iris prismatica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Iris prismatica© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Iris prismatica© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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native range: northeastern North America



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