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



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

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

Iris verna var. verna

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-007a:

Iris verna var. verna   FAMILY Iridaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Neubeckia verna

 

COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris


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image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Mark A. Musselman    mam_dwarf_iris040908

April    Dorchester County    SC

Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest

Leaves 3-8mm wide, partially evergreen, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Mark A. Musselman    mam_dwarfiris040908a

April    Dorchester County    SC

Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest

Petals lavender to violet, 2-7cm long, 1-2cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Mark A. Musselman    mam_dwarfiris040908b

April    Dorchester County    SC

Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest

Flowers are very fragrant, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Mark A. Musselman    mam_dwarfiris040908c

April    Dorchester County    SC

Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest

image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Rob Hunnings    rlh_sandhilliris20130414a

April    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Sepals bluish to violet with yellow or orange band in center, not crested, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Rob Hunnings    rlh_sandhilliris20130414b

April    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Bluish to violet flowers seemingly arise directly from the ground, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Alan S. Weakley    asw_252498143940126

May    Cumberland County    NC

Carvers Creek State Park

Leaf-bearing shoots spaced at intervals of (5-) 8-15cm along the rhizome, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Iris verna var. verna, Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris, Coastal Plain Violet Iris

Alan S. Weakley    asw_10231869848185176

July    Hoke County    NC

 

 

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

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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-007a:
Iris verna var. verna   FAMILY Iridaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Neubeckia verna

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2101

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry, rocky forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Partially evergreen
Simple

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

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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