Characteristics
Monocots
Iris hexagona Walter
CAROLINA IRIS; DIXIE IRIS
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Iris hexagona is considered a rare species known from a few counties from Florida to South Carolina (Henderson in FNA, vol. 26; Meerow et al. 2011). It is closely related to I. brevicaulis and I. fulva. The iris that is common in the Florida peninsula is I. savannarum.
Native
Citation
IRIS HEXAGONA Walter, Fl. Carol. 66. 1788.
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Co.: Branch of Wambah Creek, Hampton Plantation State Park, 4 Jun 1993, Hutto s.n. (neotype: USCH). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 1281. 2008.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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Plant Photos
Iris hexagona
- Floyd Griffith
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Iris hexagona
- Shirley Denton
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