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Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.
slender blue iris

       
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Photo of Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

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Synonyms:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

  IRCA3 Iris carolina Radius
  IRPRA Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl. var. austrina Fernald
 

Distribution:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CT, DE, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT), CAN (NS, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

View 29 genera in Iridaceae, 52 species in Iris
 

Classification:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Iridaceae – Iris family
Genus Iris L. – iris
Species Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl. – slender blue iris
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
slender blue flag              Threatened
Maryland:
slender blue flag              Endangered
New Hampshire:
slender blue flag              Threatened
New York:
slender blue flag              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
slender blue iris              Endangered
Tennessee:
slender blue flag              Threatened
 

Introduced Information:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43193.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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