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FamilyScientific Name Common NameHabitatDistributionImage
IridaceaeIris albispiritusGhost IrisWet pine savannas, prairies.S. FL (the type is from near Fort Myers).
IridaceaeIris brevicaulisShort-stemmed Iris, Lamance Iris, Zigzag IrisSwamps, bottomlands, bogs, seeps, marshes.OH west to KS, south to Panhandle FL and TX.image of plant
IridaceaeIris cristataDwarf Crested IrisMoist forests, rich woods, roadbanks, streambanks.MD west to IN and MO, south to NC, AL, MS, AR, and e. OK.image of plant
IridaceaeIris domesticaBlackberry-lily, Leopard-lilyDry woodlands, forests, edges of granitic flatrocks, cedar glades, old homesites, suburban areas.Native of e. Asia.image of plant
IridaceaeIris ensataJapanese IrisRoadsides; cultivated and rarely escaped.Native of Japan, n. China, and Sakhalin. Also reported from se. PA (Rhodes & Klein 1993) and s. AL (H. Horne, pers. comm. 2013).image of plant
IridaceaeIris flexicaulisZigzag Blue FlagMarshes, bottomlands.S. LA west to e. TX.
IridaceaeIris florentinaCemetery Iris, White Lily-of-the-field, White-Flag IrisRoadsides, fence rows, old homesites, disturbed areas.Native of the Middle East.
IridaceaeIris fulvaRed Flag, Copper IrisSwamp forests, wet hammocks, usually in shallow water. This species has become somewhat popular as a native wildflower in cultivation.S. IL, MO, and w. TN south to w. Panhandle FL, AL, and LA (introduced elsewhere).image of plant
IridaceaeIris germanicaGerman Iris, Fleur-de-LysRoadsides, old homesites, ditches; cultivated and rarely persistent or escaped.Native of Europe.image of plant
IridaceaeIris giganticaeruleaGiant Blue IrisMarshes and swamps.Panhandle FL (L. Anderson, pers.comm., 2021) west to e. TX.
IridaceaeIris hexagonaAnglepod Blue FlagSwamps.SC south to s. FL. Reports from e. GA are apparently all based on Iris savannarum.image of plant
IridaceaeIris kimballiaeKimball’s IrisFresh and brackish marshes.Apparently endemic to the FL Panhandle (Franklin County).
IridaceaeIris nelsoniiNelson's IrisSwamp forests.Endemic (so far is known) to Vermilion Parish, LA.image of plant
IridaceaeIris pallidaSweet IrisCultivated and persistent around buildings in GA and elsewhere (FNA).Native of s. Europe.image of plant
IridaceaeIris prismaticaSlender Blue Iris, Slender Blue FlagBogs, wet acidic barrens, marshes, ditches, pools.NS south to GA, disjunct in w. NC (Henderson County) and sc. TN (Coffee County).image of plant
IridaceaeIris pseudacorusWater Flag, Yellow Flag, Fleur-de-Lys, Yellow IrisSwamps, marshes, streams, ponds, streambanks, tidal wetlands, cultivated as a water plant.Native of Eurasia and n. Africa.image of plant
IridaceaeIris pumilaDwarf IrisDisturbed areas, persistent from cultivation.Native of c. and e. Europe.image of plant
IridaceaeIris rivularisSylvan IrisFloodplain marshes.Apparently endemic to the watershed of the St. Marys River.
IridaceaeIris sanguineaJapanese Iris, Blood IrisRoadsides, cultivated and rarely escaped.Native of Japan, n. China, Korea, Japan, and w. Russia. Reported for Cleburne County, AL by Spaulding & Triplett (2022), as I. sanguinea.image of plant
IridaceaeIris savannarumPrairie IrisPine savannas, Florida prairies, strand swamps, freshwater marshes.GA and AL south to s. FL.image of plant
IridaceaeIris shreveiMidwestern Blue FlagMarshes, swamps, streams.Sw. QC to MN, south to w. NC, n. AL, e. TN, AR, e. TX, and e. KS.
IridaceaeIris sibiricaSiberian IrisCultivated and escaping or persisting near plantings.Native of Eurasia (c. and e. Europe west to Lake Baikal, Japan, n. China, Korea, Japan, and e. Russia).image of plant
IridaceaeIris tridentataSavanna IrisWet savannas, pine flatwoods, margins of pineland pools.Se. NC south to ne. FL and Panhandle FL and AL (Mobile County).image of plant
IridaceaeIris verna var. smallianaUpland Dwarf IrisDry to somewhat moist, rocky or sandy woodlands and forests.Sc. PA and WV south to w. NC, e. TN, n. GA, se. GA, Panhandle FL, and AL; disjunct in Ouachita Mountains of AR.image of plant
IridaceaeIris verna var. vernaCoastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill IrisLongleaf pine sandhills, dry, rocky forests and woodlands.Se. PA, e. MD, e. VA, e. and c. NC, e., c, and w. SC to e. GA, primarily on the Coastal Plain, but extending into the Piedmont and even rarely the low Mountains.image of plant
IridaceaeIris versicolorNorthern Blue Flag, Larger Blue Flag, Poison Flag, Harlequin Blue FlagCalcareous fens and marshes, mafic fens, tidal marshes and swamps, interdune ponds, shores.NL west to SK, south to VA, WV, OH, and MN.image of plant
IridaceaeIris virginicaSouthern Blue FlagTidal and nontidal marshes and swamps, stream margins, flatwoods, wet meadows, bogs.Se. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to MS, north in the interior to w. TN; disjunct in sc. TN.image of plant
IridaceaeIris xiphiumSpanish IrisDisturbed areas.Native of Spain and Portugal.