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Iris hookeri
Iris hookeri
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I. hookeri
Binomial name
Iris hookeri
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 and eastern Canada. It blooms in July.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Iris hookeri". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 November 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ "Iris hookeri (beach-head iris)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.
  3. ^ Henderson, Norlan C. (2002). "Iris hookeri". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.