Iris prismatica

Iris prismatica

Iris prismatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: I. subg. Limniris
Sectio: I. sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Prismaticae
Species: Iris prismatica

Name

• Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 37: t. 1504. 1812.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Limniris prismatica (Pursh) Rodion., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 92(4): 552. 2007.

• Heterotypic
  • Iris boltoniana Schult., Mant. 1: 308. 1822.
  • Iris gracilis Bigelow, Fl. Boston. 12. 1814.
  • Iris prismatica var. austrina Fernald, Rhodora 49: 133. 1947.
  • Iris trigonocarpa A.Braun & C.D.Bouché, Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 1853: 17. 1853.
  • Iris virginica A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5, 516. 1867, nom. illeg. non L. (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Iris prismatica Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B. (1812) Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 37: t. 1504. 1812
• Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 1. xxxv + 358 pp., London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page. : 1: 30.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Iris prismatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Iris prismatica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Iris prismatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Iris prismatica. Published online. Accessed: Feb 15 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris prismatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Feb 15.
• eFloras 2008. Iris prismatica in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Vernacular names

English: slender blue iris

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