OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris tridentata   FAMILY Iridaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris tridentata   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Iris tridentata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-004:

Iris tridentata   FAMILY Iridaceae

(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Iris tripetala

 

COMMON NAME:
Bay Blue-flag Iris, Flag, Savannah Iris


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image of Iris tridentata, Bay Blue-flag Iris, Flag, Savannah Iris

John B. Nelson    jbn_154340560_b7404ce6ff

May    Georgetown County    SC

A petaloid style, cleft at its tip, arches over the base of each sepal, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Iris tridentata, Bay Blue-flag Iris, Flag, Savannah Iris

John B. Nelson    jbn_3577304350_b0d2e24cf8

May        

Sepals violet, marked with yellow or white toward and onto the claws, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Iris tridentata, Bay Blue-flag Iris, Flag, Savannah Iris

John B. Nelson    jbn_5763121404_cf0e5bdb72

May        

The petals are basically gone ("obsolete"), unlike most irises. — John Nelson

image of Iris tridentata, Bay Blue-flag Iris, Flag, Savannah Iris

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmitridentata_fb1

May        

Showy, yellow-spotted purple sepals arch from the center of the flower, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Iris tridentata, Bay Blue-flag Iris, Flag, Savannah Iris

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmi_tridentata

Month Unknown        

image of Iris tridentata, Bay Blue-flag Iris, Flag, Savannah Iris

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmitridentata_great2fb

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris tridentata   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris tridentata   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Iris tridentata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-004:
Iris tridentata   FAMILY Iridaceae

(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris tripetala

 

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1965

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet savannas, pine flatwoods, margins of pineland pools, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Violet
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Capsule

 

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