PLANTS Profile for Iris lacustris (dwarf lake iris)

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Iris lacustris Nutt.
dwarf lake iris

Symbol:

IRLA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Iridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Iris lacustris Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Iris lacustris Nutt.

	IRCRL	Iris cristata Aiton ssp. lacustris (Nutt.) Iltis
	IRCRL2	Iris cristata Aiton var. lacustris (Nutt.) Dykes

Distribution:
Iris lacustris Nutt.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (MI, WI), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Iris lacustris Nutt.

View 28 genera in Iridaceae, 52 species in Iris

Classification:
Iris lacustris Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Iridaceae – Iris family
Genus	Iris L. – iris
Species	Iris lacustris Nutt. – dwarf lake iris

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Iris lacustris Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
dwarf lake iris		Threatened
Michigan:
dwarf lake iris		Threatened
Wisconsin:
dwarf lake iris		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Iris lacustris Nutt.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Iris lacustris Nutt.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43218.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Iris lacustris Nutt.

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