Re: Wild Iris in Florida.

 

Sean,

     I lean toward savannarum being its own species.  As for my location, I am about 90 miles north of Tampa and about 22 miles inland.  About half way between Ocala and the Gulf of Mexico.  The Iris is found only in spots that stay wet. 

Mark A. Cook  


On 3/25/2018 1:43 PM, Sean Zera z*@umich.edu [iris-species] wrote:
Depends on your taxonomic preference. Flora of North America recognizes Iris savannarum as distinct from Iris hexagona, separable in Florida among other things by blooming about a month earlier. Your early bloomer would be savannarum. You might even be a bit too far south for the other species. The two are also frequently considered just varieties of hexagona. Here's some photos of a plant I collected in Florida that seems to be the "true" hexagona. When I saw it the first week of April in northern Florida, there were not even any flower stalks visible. I also saw a beautiful eastern diamondback rattlesnake in the same area!


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