familyIridaceae
genusIris
subgenusIris subg. Limniris
sectionIris sect. Limniris
speciesIris verna
varietyIris verna var. smalliana
Difference between revisions of "Iris verna var. smalliana"
Rhodora 49: 214. 1947.
Common names: Upland violet iris
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 379.
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Rhizomes 1.3 cm between offshoots, forming very dense clumps. Leaf blades 0.5–1.3 cm wide. Capsules 2–3.2 cm. 2n = 42.
Phenology: Flowering mid Apr–mid May.
Habitat: Acid soil, semishaded or open woodlands
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ky., Md., Miss., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
J. K. Small (1929b) illustrated this taxon as the “mountain form” of Iris verna, without giving it an infraspecific name. In 1933 he did not mention it at all and placed the species in Neubeckia.
Selected References
Lower Taxa
None.