Iris giganticaerulea Small. clade: Phaeiris. Common name: Giant Blue Iris. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Marshes and swamps. Distribution: Panhandle FL (L. Anderson, pers.comm., 2021) west to e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = Phaeiris giganticaerulea (Small) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín, & Mavrodiev — Crespo, Martínez-Azorín, & Mavrodiev (2015); > Iris alticristata Small — S; > Iris aurilinea Alexander — S; > Iris citricristata Small — S; > Iris elephantina Small — S; > Iris fluviatilis Small — S; < Iris giganticaerulea Small — FNA26; > Iris miraculosa Small — S; > Iris paludicola Alexander — S; > Iris parvicaerulea Alexander — S; > Iris rivularis Small — S; > Iris venulosa Alexander — S; > Iris wherryana Small — S; Iris giganticaerulea Small. Basionym: Iris giganticaerulea Small 1929
Links to other floras: < Iris giganticaerulea - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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