Flora of North America species comparison

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Iris sect. Limniris

beardless iris
Rhizomes

usually homogeneous (heterogeneous in ser. Prismaticae; heterogeneous or torulose in ser. Vernae), spreading or compact.
Sepals

with signal of conspicuous lines or patch of contrasting color.

Iris sect. Limniris
Distribution
North America; Eurasia
Discussion

Species ca. 70 (28 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26. Treatment author: Norlan C. Henderson.
Parent taxa Iridaceae > Iris > subg. Limniris
Subordinate taxa
Name authority Tausch: Hort. Canal. 1. (1823)
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