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Iris virginica L.
Virginia iris

       
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Photo of Iris virginica L.
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 virginica L.

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Distribution:
Iris virginica L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Iris virginica L.

View 29 genera in Iridaceae, 52 species in Iris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Iris virginica L. var. shrevei (Small) E.S. Anderson. .
Iris virginica var. shrevei
Shreve's iris
Distribution of Iris virginica L. var. virginica. .
Iris virginica var. virginica
Virginia iris
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Iris virginica L.

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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 virginica L. – Virginia iris
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Iris virginica L.

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are 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.

New York:
Iris virginica var. shrevei
southern blueflag              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Virginia blue flag              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Iris virginica L.

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

Iris shrevei [=IRVIS]:

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 virginica L.

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

View species account, photographs, 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 43197.

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 species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Iris virginica L.

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image

FL-Field Guide to Florida Plants

IL-Wetland Wildflowers of Illinois

Iris Species Database

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

MO-Missouri Department of Conservation Grow Native

MO-Missouri Plants

NC-Native Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

TN-Tennessee Valley Authority

USDA FS-Celebrating Wildflowers

VA-Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora

WI-Wisconsin Botanical Information System

 
 
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