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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Iridaceae

SPECIES

Gladiolus - [maps | photos]

             • Gladiolus segetum Ker Gawl.
             • Gladiolus x hortulanus Bailey

Iris - [maps | photos]

  • Iris brevicaulis Raf. (TN Endangered)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: zigzag iris
  • Iris domestica * (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.
    Common Name: blackberry-lily
    Synonyms:
             • Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.
  • Iris fulva Ker-Gawl. (TN Threatened)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: copper iris
  • Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker-Gawl. (TN Threatened)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: slender blue iris
  • Iris pseudacorus * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: paleyellow iris
  • Iris virginica L.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Virginia iris
    Synonyms:
             • Iris virginica L. var. shrevei (small) E. Anderson

Sisyrinchium - [maps | photos]

  • Sisyrinchium atlanticum E.P. Bickn.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
    Common Name: eastern blue-eyed grass
    Synonyms:
             • Sisyrinchium nashii Bickn.
             • Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michx. var. atlanticum (Bickn.) Ahles

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.

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