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
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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
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Specimens and Distribution
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