- Dwarf Lake Iris
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Dwarf Lake Iris Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Subfamily: Iridoideae Tribe: Irideae Genus: Iris Species: I. lacustris Binomial name Iris lacustris
Nutt.The Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris) is a beardless rhizomatous iris (genus Iris, subgenus Limniris) native to the northern shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.[1]
In 1998 it was designated the state wildflower of Michigan,[2] where the vast majority of populations exist.[3] The dwarf lake iris is also found on the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin and the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island in Ontario, as well as on smaller islands in both lakes. It grows on alvars.[4] Iris lacustris is designated a threatened species by federal, state and provincial laws throughout its range.[5]
References
External links
- Flora of North America — distribution map
- USDA PLANTS profile
- NPGS/GRIN
- US Forest Service - Beauty of It All
- Wisconsin DNR
- Michigan DNR
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