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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Iridaceae
Iris virginica L. var. shrevei (Small) E.S.Anderson
blue flag, Shreve's iris, southern blue flag, Virginia iris
Iris: named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow
virginica: of Virginia
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, semi-aquatic, 1'-3' tall forb with usually 1-3 spreading branches; creeping, often colony-forming rhizomes |
| Flower: | blue to purple, 6-parted, 3" wide, short-stalked; hairy, bright yellow spot at the base of the sepals; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | 3-angled, elliptical to oval capsule |
| Leaf: | widely linear to sword-shaped, erect or arching |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; wet; meadows, streambanks; in sandy, loamy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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