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Prarie Iris

Iris hexagona

Photo by Ric3
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28.1523, -82.7196

Field Notes

Description:

3-petal violet-blue bloom. Tall.

Habitat:

Low land. This plant along w/ several other spotted close to Brooker Creek in a county nature preserve. The soil is moist. When the creek rises in rainy season it floods the area the flowers grow in (FL wetlands).

Notes:

Also known as Anglepod Blue-Flag.

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Spotted for Missions

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Flowers of North America
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Florida Wetlands
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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Go.. Go.. Native - Florida
Photographed
PublishedMarch 16, 2013

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