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not marked as a favorite taxon Iris fulva Ker Gawler. Common name: Red Flag, Copper Iris. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Swamp forests, wet hammocks, usually in shallow water. This species has become somewhat popular as a native wildflower in cultivation. Distribution: S. IL, MO, and w. TN south to w. Panhandle FL, AL, and LA (introduced elsewhere).

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clade: Phaeiris.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mo1, S, S13, Tn, Tx, WH3; = Phaeiris fulva (Ker Gawl.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín, & Mavrodiev — Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, & Mavrodiev (2015), Mavrodiev et al (2021). Basionym: Iris fulva Ker Gawl. 1812

Links to other floras: = Iris fulva - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Iris fulva© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Iris fulva© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Iris fulva© Brandon Corder source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Iris fulva© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Iris fulva© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Iris fulva© Brandon Corder source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Iris fulva© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Iris fulva© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Iris fulva© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Iris fulva© Gordon C. Snelling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Gordon C. Snelling source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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native range: eastern United States



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