Author | L. | |
Distribution | Mostly in the Mountains, scattered elsewhere.
Native of Eurasia and North Africa; in N.A. scattered across the U.S. and southern Canada. | |
Abundance | Uncommon in the Mountains; rare elsewhere. | |
Habitat | Marshes, wet roadside ditches, margins of impoundments, montane seepage bogs, stream margins. | |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-July. | |
Identification | Yellow Iris is quite spectacular and unmistakable when in flower, with its bright yellow corollas, basally darker and with brown lines. | |
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State Rank | SE | |
Global Rank | GNR | |
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USACE-agcp | OBL link |
USACE-emp | OBL link |