OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris virginica var. virginica   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

Iris virginica var. virginica

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Iris virginica

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

Iris virginica var. virginica

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-002:

Iris virginica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Iris virginica

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Blue Flag


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image of Iris virginica, Southern Blue Flag

Will Stuart    wil_ivirginica_110425_48

April    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

A tall Iris, often nearly a meter tall with leaves exceeding the height of the blossoms. — Will Stuart

image of Iris virginica, Southern Blue Flag

Will Stuart    wil_ivirginica_110425_56

April    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Sepals (falls) often broad with a school-bus yellow signal; petals (standards) are often erect. — Will Stuart

image of Iris virginica, Southern Blue Flag

JK Marlow    jkm090522_001

May    Bamberg County    SC

Lisa Matthews Memorial Bay

image of Iris virginica, Southern Blue Flag

Jerry Bright    jeb_greenswamp062808_24

June    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

image of Iris virginica, Southern Blue Flag

JK Marlow    jkm081009_319

October    Bamberg County    SC

Lisa Matthews Memorial Bay

Iris leaves have two morphologically and anatomically identical surfaces, per Plant Systematics, A Phylogenetic Approach (Judd et al., 2008+).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris virginica var. virginica   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Iris virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris virginica var. virginica

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-002:
Iris virginica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Iris virginica

 

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765

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Tidal and nontidal marshes and swamps, stream margins, flatwoods, wet meadows, bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring
Lavender, blue-violet
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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