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 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.
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