Iris flavescens
| Iris flavescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris |
| Section: | Iris |
| Species: | I. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris flavescens Delile | |
Iris flavescens, also known as the Lemon-yellow Iris, is a species of Iris that has distichous leaves and pale yellow flowers.[1] It is similar in appearance to Iris sambucina, although with flowers that are more faded in colour.[2] It can be found in Pennsylvania, United States.[3]
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References
- ↑ 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 207. American Philosophical Society. p. 566. ISBN 0871692074.
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