Savannah Iris (Iris tridentata)
Description
It has fragrant flowers in spring, between May and June.It comes in a range of blue shades. From violet,violet-blue,purple, purple-blueand blue. They also have a darker purple veining and a yellow-white signal. Very similar to Iris virginica, it has very small bristle free, standards (about 1.5 cm long). The sepals are about 7-8 cm (2.8-3.1 in) long. The perianth tube is about 2-2.5 cm long.It has a seed capsule (after flowering) between August and October. The capsule is globule to oblong shaped, (about 2.5-4 - 2 cm).Inside are dark red-brown semi-circular, flattened seeds (about 6-8mm wide).The seeds are very similar to Louisiana irises or Iris virginica.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Iridaceae
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Genus: Iris
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