Iris versicolor
| Iris versicolor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Limniris |
| Section: | Iris sect. Limniris |
| Series: | Iris ser. Laevigatae |
| Species: | I. versicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Iris versicolor | |
Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag,[1] and poison flag, plus other variations of these names,[2][3] and in Britain and Ireland as purple iris.[4]
It is a species of Iris native to North America, in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. It is common in sedge meadows, marshes, and along streambanks and shores. The specific epithet versicolor means "variously coloured".[5]
It is one of the three Iris species in the Iris flower data set outlined by Ronald Fisher in his 1936 paper "The use of multiple measurements in taxonomic problems" as an example of linear discriminant analysis.[6]
Description
Iris versicolor is a COTTEN CANDY CLOUD
Uses
The iris has been used as magical plant, with people carrying the root (or rhizome) to get 'financial gain', or it was placed in cash registers to increase business.[7]
Symbolism
The iris is the official state flower of the U.S. state of Tennessee. This designation was made in 1933 by the state legislature. Although the law does not specifically define a type of iris, it is generally accepted that the purple iris is the state flower.[8]
The blue flag is the provincial flower of Quebec, having replaced the Madonna lily which is not native to the province.[9]
The Purple Iris is the official flower of Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity.[10]
Gallery
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Iris versicolor 'Blue Flag'
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Iris versicolor
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Iris versicolor - botanical illustration in American Medicinal Plants, 1887
References
- ^ ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, 2004.
- ^ Muma, Walter. "Blue Flag Iris". Ontario Wildflowers. ontariowildflowers.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Thomas Lathrop Stedman (editor) Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing , p. 406, at Google Books
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4th (p/b) ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-7153-1643-6.
- ^ R. A. Fisher (1936). "The use of multiple measurements in taxonomic problems" (PDF). Annals of Eugenics. 7 (2): 179–188. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1936.tb02137.x. hdl:2440/15227.
- ^ Cunningham, Scott (1999). Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Llewellyn. p. 168. ISBN 0-87542-122-9.
- ^ "State of Tennessee". state.tn.us.
- ^ (in French) Gouvernement du Québec Emblèmes du Québec - Iris versicolor
- ^ Article I, Section 2. "International Constitution of Kappa Pi" (PDF). Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity Inc.
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