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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris cristata   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

Iris cristata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-008:

Iris cristata   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

Neubeckia cristata

 

COMMON NAME:
Dwarf Crested Iris


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image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_ircr_001_lvd

        

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm110313_830

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm230331_2257

March    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_iris_cristata_9

March        

3 unmarked petals, 3 sepals with a small fluted yellow crest, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

Alan S. Weakley    asw_2677521785723920

April    Orange County    NC

North Carolina Botanical Garden

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

Alan S. Weakley    asw_930985808051416

April    Orange County    NC

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Sepals have a small, fluted, yellow crest bordered with white, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

Jim Fanning    jcf_iriscristata

April    Pickens County    SC

SC Botanical Garden

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm0404y_05

April    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm0504t_18

April    Pickens County    SC

Table Rock State Park

Leaves are lance-shaped, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).


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image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm090412_061

April    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Leaves curved, making a gracefully arching fan, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm140420_478b

April    Greenville County    SC

Chandler Heritage Preserve

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 cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm170415_671

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

Keith Bradley    kab_iris_cristata_4646

April    Swain County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

Steve Marlow    snm041820_3970

April    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

Ron Lance    rwl758_a

May        

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm210624_1568

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm210903_3248

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Iris cristata, Dwarf Crested Iris

JK Marlow    jkm210903_3249

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris cristata   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-008:
Iris cristata   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

758

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, rich woods, roadbanks, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple

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

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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