Iris lacustris

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

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The Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris) is a tiny iris species endemic to the northern shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. In 1998 it was designated the state wildflower of Michigan, where the vast majority of populations exist, though other small pockets exist. Iris lacustris is designated a threatened species.

Read about Iris lacustris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris lacustris, Nutt. Similar to I. cristata in size and foliage except that the lvs. are rather narrower and sometimes wavy margined and the perianth-tube is only ½ -1 in. long, shorter than the spathe-valves: fls. blue; segms. expanded above: caps, ovoid, borne on a pedicel of about its own length. Shores of Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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