Iris pseudacorus L.
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Detail
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Botanical Name
- Iris pseudacorus L.
- Common Name
- Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Iris pseudacorus L.
- Comments
- Our only yellow-flowered iris. This species can be invasive, especially in tidal wetlands, and appears to be spreading and increasing throughout the state.
- Habitat
- Freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes, tidal and alluvial swamps, stream margins, pond margins, calcareous fens, wet meadows, and ditches. Infrequent but widely distributed in the mountains and Piedmont; frequent in the upper estuarine zone of the Coastal Plain; may be numerous in large populations where found.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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