Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Iris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Iris prismatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-001:

Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

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

Iris prismatica

COMMON NAME:
Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_irpr_001_lvd

        

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_irpr_004_lvd

        

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_iris_prismatica_5882

May    Dare County    NC

Leaves erect, grass-like, oriented with one edge facing the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_iris_prismatica_5889

May    Dare County    NC

Sepals spatulate-shaped w a white area w violet lines. Petals oblanceolate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Iris prismatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-001:
Iris prismatica   FAMILY Iridaceae

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