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Dwarf Iris
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Dwarf Iris

Iris verna

Iris verna is a species of iris in the family Iridaceae, also in the subgenus of Iris. It also has the common name of Dwarf Violet Iris. It ranges from Maryland, down the eastern coast of the United States to Florida (including Ohio)

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Dwarf Iris in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.94

Dwarf Iris in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.129

Dwarf Iris in Florum et coronariarum historia

Florum et coronariarum historia

Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.154

Dwarf Iris in A New Herbal, or History of Plants

A New Herbal, or History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.220

Dwarf Iris in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.242

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In the stacks

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 164138.