Iris fulva Ker Gawler. clade: Phaeiris. Red Flag, Copper Iris. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Swamp forests, wet hammocks, usually in shallow water. Become somewhat popular as a native wildflower in cultivation. Dist: S. IL, MO, and w. TN south to w. Panhandle FL, AL, and LA (introduced elsewhere).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Syn: = C, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, S, Tn, Tx, WH3; = Phaeiris fulva – Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, & Mavrodiev (2015), Mavrodiev et al (2021)
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