Iris flavescens
| Iris flavescens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Iris |
| Section: | Iris sect. Pogon |
| Species: | I. flavescens
|
| Binomial name | |
| Iris flavescens | |
Iris flavescens, also known as the lemonyellow iris,[1] is a species of Iris that has distichous leaves and pale yellow flowers.[2] It is similar in appearance to Iris sambucina, although with flowers that are more faded in colour.[3] It can be found in Pennsylvania, United States.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Iris flavescens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Robert Sweet (1831). The British Flower Garden: Coloured Figures & Descriptions of the Most Ornamental & Curious Hardy Herbaceous Plants. J. Ridgway. p. 56.
- ^ John Bellenden Ker Gawler (1816). "A Systematic View of the Plants Contained in the "Liliacée par J.P. Redouté"". Quarterly Journal of Science. John Murray: 173.
- ^ Ann Fowler Rhoads; William M. Klein (1993). The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas. Vol. 207. American Philosophical Society. p. 566. ISBN 0871692074.
External links
[edit]
 | This Iridaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |