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Iris giganticaerulea Small
giant blue iris

       
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Iris giganticaerulea Small

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Synonyms:
Iris giganticaerulea Small

  IRAL Iris alticristata Small
  IRAU Iris aurilinea Alexander
  IRCI Iris citricristata Small
  IREL Iris elephantina Small
  IRFL3 Iris fluviatilis Small
  IRMI3 Iris miraculosa Small
  IRPA3 Iris paludicola Alexander
  IRPA6 Iris parvicaerulea Alexander
  IRRI Iris rivularis Small
  IRVE3 Iris venulosa Alexander
  IRWH Iris wherryana Small
 

Distribution:
Iris giganticaerulea Small

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USA (LA)
 

Related Taxa:
Iris giganticaerulea Small

View 28 genera in Iridaceae, 52 species in Iris
 

Classification:
Iris giganticaerulea Small

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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 giganticaerulea Small – giant blue iris
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Iris giganticaerulea Small

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

More Accounts and Images:
Iris giganticaerulea Small

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 43208.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 

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Iris giganticaerulea Small

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