Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Iridaceae

Iris - [maps | photos]

• Iris brevicaulis Raf. (TN Endangered)
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: zigzag iris

• Iris cristata Sol.
  Common Name: dwarf crested iris

• Iris domestica * (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.
  Common Name: blackberry-lily
  Synonyms:
  

         • Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.

• Iris fulva Ker-Gawl. (TN Threatened)
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: copper iris

• Iris germanica * L.
  Common Name: German iris

• Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker-Gawl. (TN Threatened)
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: slender blue iris

• Iris pseudacorus * L.
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: paleyellow iris

• Iris verna L. var. smalliana Fernald ex M.E. Edwards
  Common Name: dwarf violet iris

• Iris virginica L.
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: Virginia iris
  Synonyms:
  

         • Iris virginica L. var. shrevei (small) E. Anderson

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*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.

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