UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Iris virginica

Iris germanica

bearded iris, German iris

Iris virginica

Iris germanica
Flowering time April-May
Habitat Fields, ditches, forest edge, and other disturbed areas where escaping from cultivation at low elevation.
Distribution
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California, scattered eastward to eastern North America where widely distributed.
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Origin Introduced from southern Europe
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
I. foetidissima, I. germanica, I. missouriensis, I. pseudacorus, I. tenax
I. foetidissima, I. missouriensis, I. pseudacorus, I. tenax
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