Iris hookeri

Iris Hookeri
Iris hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: I. subg. Limniris
Species: I. hookeri
Binomial name
Iris hookeri
George Penny ex G.Don
Synonyms
  • Iris canadensis (Foster) Peckham
  • Iris hookeri f. hookeri
  • Iris hookeri f. pallidiflora (Fernald) Fernald
  • Iris hookeri f. zonalis (Eames) Fernald
  • Iris setosa var. canadensis Foster
  • Iris setosa f. pallidiflora Fernald
  • Iris setosa subsp. pygmaea C.E.Lundstr.
  • Iris setosa f. zonalis Eames
  • Iris tripetala Hook. [Illegitimate]
  • Xiphion tripetalum Alef. [Illegitimate] [1]

Iris hookeri, commonly called the beach head iris, is a species of Iris.

It is endemic to sea coasts and beaches in Maine, in the Northeastern United States. It blooms in July.[2][3]

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