Iris fulva Ker Gawler. clade: Phaeiris. 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).
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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native range: eastern United States
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