Plants of USA and Canada

Scientific or common name:

Iris virginica L.


IRIDACEAE Family selection - Iris family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Iris virginica L. Taxon selection
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 1: 39. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

US name U.S. name: Virginia iris
en English name: blue flag
English name: southern blue flag
French name: iris de Virginie

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:


Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Iris virginica L. var. shrevei (Small) E.S. Anderson
2) Iris virginica L. var. virginica



TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Species:


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Gallery:

Iris virginica
Iris virginica
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image

Iris virginica
Iris virginica
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. - Not copyrighted image


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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Distributional map for Iris virginica L.
Map for Iris virginica L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA



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