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Iris hexagona var. hexagona

Iris hexagona Walter var. hexagona

Dixie Iris

Iridaceae (Iris family)

Synonym(s): Iris acleantha, Iris alabamensis, Iris albilinea, Iris amnicola, Iris atrocyanea, Iris atroenantha, Iris auralata, Iris bifurcata, Iris callilopha, Iris callirhodea, Iris cerasioides, Iris chlorolopha, Iris chrysaeola, Iris chrysolopha, Iris citriviola, Iris crocinubia, Iris cyanantha, Iris cyanochrysea, Iris dewinkeleri, Iris fourchiana, Iris fulvaurea, Iris fumiflora, Iris fumifulva, Iris fuscaurea, Iris fuscirosea, Iris fuscisanguinea, Iris fuscivenosa, Iris gentilliana, Iris georgiana, Iris ianthina, Iris iochroma, Iris iocyanea, Iris iodantha, Iris ioleuca, Iris iophaea, Iris kimballiae, Iris lancipetala, Iris ludoviciana, Iris marplei, Iris moricolor, Iris oenantha, Iris oolopha, Iris pallidirosea, Iris parvirosea, Iris phoenicis, Iris pseudocristata, Iris purpurissata, Iris pyrrholopha, Iris regalis, Iris regifulva, Iris rhodantha, Iris rhodochrysea, Iris rosiflora, Iris rosilutea, Iris rosipurpurea, Iris rubea, Iris rubicunda, Iris rubrolilacina, Iris salmonicolor, Iris schizolopha, Iris subfulva, Iris thomasii, Iris tyriana, Iris violilutea, Iris violipurpurea, Iris violivenosa, Iris viridis, Iris viridivinea

USDA Symbol: IRHEH

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Blue , Violet
Bloom Time: Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AK , AR , FL , GA , LA , MO , MS , SC

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Iris hexagona var. hexagona in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Iris hexagona var. hexagona in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Iris hexagona var. hexagona

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-08-30
Research By: CBR

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