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Iridaceae “The Iris Family”

Iridaceae “The Iris Family”. Iridaceae. 65-75 genera, ~ 2000 species Monocots Prefer seasonal habitats The rootstock is a rhizome, bulb, or corm 1-3’ tall Found worldwide. Iris versicolor. Basal leaves, more than 1 cm wide 2-3 flowers per plant

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Iridaceae “The Iris Family”

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  1. Iridaceae “The Iris Family”

  2. Iridaceae • 65-75 genera, ~ 2000 species • Monocots • Prefer seasonal habitats • The rootstock is a rhizome, bulb, or corm • 1-3’ tall • Found worldwide

  3. Iris versicolor • Basal leaves, more than 1 cm wide • 2-3 flowers per plant • Six-parted flower, three petals and three sepals • Flower is perfect, three stamen and a single style branching into three stigma • Inferior ovary • Stem and roots grow from a rhizome • Grows in marshes, swamps, wet meadows, along shorelines, and in forested wetlands.

  4. Resources • Picture 1: www.baylake.org/.../PlantGiveAway/default.htm • Picture 2:upload.wikimedia.org/.../Iris_versicolor_4.jpg • http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/aquatics/irisver.html • http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/iris/blueflag/iris_versicolor.shtml

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