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Iris brevicaulis Raf.
zigzag iris

       
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Iris brevicaulis Raf.

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Synonyms:
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

  IRBR3 Iris brevipes Small
  IRFO2 Iris foliosa Mack. & Bush
  IRFOB Iris foliosa Mack. & Bush var. boonensis Daniels
  IRMI2 Iris mississippiensis Alexander
 

Distribution:
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, OH, OK, TN, TX), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

View 29 genera in Iridaceae, 52 species in Iris
 

Classification:
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

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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 brevicaulis Raf. – zigzag iris
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

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.

Ohio:
leafy blue flag              Endangered
Tennessee:
Lamance iris              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

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 OBL NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Iris brevicaulis Raf.

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43192.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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 brevicaulis Raf.

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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