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§1 Plant
Iris virginica L.
vernacular Virginia iris — species · Iridaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Iridaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Iris
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 708 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- None
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- None
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- High
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- 12 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 200 min.
- Precipitation
- 45–65 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.8–7.3
- Root depth
- 6 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Rhizomatous
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 3.3 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Blue
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, bulb
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 708 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Grant 05053
- Howard 05061
- Jefferson 05069
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Nevada 05099
- Ouachita 05103
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Berrien 13019
- Bulloch 13031
- Charlton 13049
- Cherokee 13057
- Dougherty 13095
- Echols 13101
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Lanier 13173
- Laurens 13175
- Liberty 13179
- Lowndes 13185
- McIntosh 13191
- Muscogee 13215
- Seminole 13253
- Telfair 13271
- Thomas 13275
- Tift 13277
- Toombs 13279
- Ware 13299
- Wilkinson 13319
Illinois view state ↗ 85 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Daviess 21059
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Graves 21083
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Livingston 21139
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Oldham 21185
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Trigg 21221
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Concordia 22029
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafourche 22057
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Rapides 22079
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Manistee 26101
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Osceola 26133
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Saginaw 26145
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carver 27019
- Chippewa 27023
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Jackson 27063
- Le Sueur 27079
- Martin 27091
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Olmsted 27109
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Scott 27139
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Benton 29015
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Daviess 29061
- Harrison 29081
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Washington 29221
Nebraska view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 5 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Carteret 37031
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Duplin 37061
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Lenoir 37107
- Moore 37125
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Swain 37173
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilson 37195
Ohio view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Auglaize 39011
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mercer 39107
- Montgomery 39113
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
Oklahoma view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Berkeley 45015
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Spartanburg 45083
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Gloucester 51073
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Roanoke 51161
- Southampton 51175
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
West Virginia view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/IRVI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5298008 ↗Record version
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