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Larger Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) |
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Iris prismatica Slender Blue Flag has much narrower leaves.
Iris cristata The crests of Crested Dwarf Iris are fluted and yellow.
Iris verna Dwarf Iris lacks crests. Larger Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) Identification: Flowers violet, complicated in structure with petals and sepals all showy. Flower with 3 lower "sepals" hanging downward, base with a shoehorn-like appendage (crest). "Sepals" heavily veined with violet and a basal patch of yellow. Upper 3 "petals" narrow and pointing generally upward. Seedpods elongate, ovate. Leaves sword-shaped, elongate, flattened and overlaping each other. Plant 2 to 3 feet in height. Distribution: Manitoba in the west to Labrador in the east, southward to Illinois and Virginia. Habitat: Larger Blue Flag is found in marshes, lake shores, and wet meadows. Flowering period: May to July. |
Larger Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
Similar Species: Slender Blue Flag (Iris prismatica) Crested Dwarf Iris (Iris cristata) Dwarf Iris (Iris verna)
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