Iridaceae > Iris
Gates Co., NC
13 Apr 2007
In NC, found mostly in the piedmont, sandhills, and coastal plain in nutrient poor soils.
Scotland Co., NC 10 Apr 04
Scotland Co., NC 10 Apr 04
Moore Co., NC 12 Apr 08
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Dwarf Iris (Iris verna verna) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 In NC, found mostly in the piedmont, sandhills, and coastal plain in nutrient poor soils. |
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Dwarf Iris (Iris verna verna) Scotland Co., NC 10 Apr 04 |
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Dwarf Iris (Iris verna verna) Scotland Co., NC 10 Apr 04 |
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Dwarf Iris (Iris verna verna) Moore Co., NC 12 Apr 08 |
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Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 Common in rich woods in the NC mountains & piedmont |
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Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 |
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Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) Orange Co., NC 13 Apr 2010 |
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Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) Orange Co., NC 13 Apr 2010 |
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Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris (Iris prismatica) Harnett Co., NC 29 May 2005 Rare in the NC mountains and coastal plain in boggy and marshy areas. |
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Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris (Iris prismatica) Harnett Co., NC 29 May 2005 |
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Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris (Iris prismatica) Harnett Co., NC 21 May 2006 |
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Savannah Iris (Iris tridentata) Pine savannah in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 Rare in the NC coastal plain in savannas and other wet habitats near pines. Shown here are plants with developing capsules. |
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Savannah Iris (Iris tridentata) Pine savannah in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 |
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A few patches of this white iris of unknown origin were growing in a large meadow on forest service land with several other introduced species, apparently persisting from homesites and gardens several decades ago and no longer around. cultivated white irisClay Co., NC 13 May 2006 |
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cultivated white iris Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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