Iris verna L. var. verna
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- Family
- Iridaceae
- Botanical Name
- Iris verna L. var. verna
- Common Name
- Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Iris verna L. var. verna
- Comments
- Map currently incomplete pending a more thorough examination of herbarium specimens. Iris verna var. verna has a more coastal distribution compared to var. smalliana, which is primarily an inland/Appalachian taxon. it is distinguished by its relatively narrow leaves and long, slender, scaly rhizomes. See also partial map for var. smalliana and the species-level map for I. verna.
- Habitat
- Wet to dry, sandy forests, sandhill woodlands, clearings, and roadsides. Infrequent to locally common in the s. and c. Coastal Plain, infrequent in the adjacent outer Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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