PLANTS Profile for Iris pallida (sweet iris)

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PLANTS Profile

Iris pallida Lam.
sweet iris

Symbol:

IRPA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Iridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. France, Tiflis. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Iris pallida Lam.

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Distribution:
Iris pallida Lam.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, KY, LA, MO, TX), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Iris pallida Lam.

View 29 genera in Iridaceae, 52 species in Iris

Classification:
Iris pallida Lam.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 pallida Lam. – sweet iris

Introduced Information:
Iris pallida Lam.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Iris pallida Lam.

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 43223.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Related Web Sites:
Iris pallida Lam.

Flora Beyond the French Riviera: image

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

Time Generated: 10/07/2008 04:21 AM MDT