Iris savannarum

Iris savannarum

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. Hexagonae
Species: Iris savannarum

Name

• Iris savannarum Small, 1925

Hybrids

I. × cacique

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Iris hexagona var. savannarum (Small) R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 119: 49 (1937).
  • Phaeiris savannarum (Small) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev, Phytotaxa 232: 59 (2015).
• Heterotypic
  • Iris kimballiae Small, Addisonia 9: 59 (1924 publ. 1925).
  • Iris rivularis Small, Addisonia 12: 11 (1927).
  • Iris albispiritus Small, Addisonia 14: 3 (1929).
  • Iris savannarum f. albispiritus (Small) N.C.Hend., Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 293: 80 (1994), contrary to Art. 45.1 (ICN 2012).
  • Iris savannarum var. kimballiae (Small) D.B.Ward, Phytologia 93: 236 (2011).
  • Phaeiris albispiritus (Small) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev, Phytotaxa 232: 59 (2015).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Small, J.K., 1925. Addisonia; Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants. New York, NY 9:57, pl. 317.

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 savannarum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Iris savannarum. 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 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Iris savannarum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Iris savannarum. Published online. Accessed: Feb 16 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris savannarum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Feb 16.

Vernacular names

English: prairie iris

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