OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Iris sibirica   FAMILY Iridaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris sibirica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Iris sibirica

INCLUDED WITHIN Iris sanguinea is conspecific with I. sibirica (Iridaceae)... (Boltenkov et al., 2020)

Iris sibirica

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

Iris sibirica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Iris sibirica

 

COMMON NAME:
Siberian Iris


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image of Iris sibirica, Siberian Iris

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_iris_sibirica_11

May        

Sepals flaring or curving downward apically, widely orbiculate, per Flora of North America.

image of Iris sibirica, Siberian Iris

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_iris_sibirica_5

May        

Petals erect, narrowly elliptic-obovate; style divided into petaloid branches, per Flora of North America.

image of Iris sibirica, Siberian Iris

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_051117ccnbg17

May    Clay County    NC

Clay County Native Botanical Garden

Stems hollow. Leaf blades dark green, often tinged pink at base, per Flora of North America.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Iris sibirica   FAMILY Iridaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris sibirica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Iris sibirica

INCLUDED WITHIN Iris sanguinea is conspecific with I. sibirica (Iridaceae)... (Boltenkov et al., 2020)
Iris sibirica

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris sibirica

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3718

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Cultivated and escaping or persisting near plantings, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia (c. & e. Europe west to Lake Baikal, Japan, n. China, Korea, Japan, & e. Russia)

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LEAVES:
Simple

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes compact, freely branching, forming dense clumps

FLOWER:
Summer
Lavender/ Violet/ sometimes white
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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