Iris hookeri

Iris hookeri, commonly called the beach head iris, is a species of Iris. It is endemic to sea coasts and beaches in Maine, in the Northeastern United States and also eastern Canada.

Iris hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Tripetalae
Species:
I. hookeri
Binomial name
Iris hookeri
George Penny ex G.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Iris canadensis (Foster) Peckham
  • Iris hookeri f. hookeri
  • Iris hookeri f. pallidiflora (Fernald) Fernald
  • Iris hookeri f. zonalis (Eames) Fernald
  • Iris setosa var. canadensis Foster
  • Iris setosa f. pallidiflora Fernald
  • Iris setosa subsp. pygmaea C.E.Lundstr.
  • Iris setosa f. zonalis Eames
  • Iris tripetala Hook. [Illegitimate]
  • Xiphion tripetalum Alef. [Illegitimate]

It blooms in July.[2][3]

It was first published by the English botanist George Penny in 'Hort. Brit.'(edited by J.C.Loudon), edition 2 on page 591 in 1832,[1] based on an earlier description by George Don.

The Latin specific epithet hookeri refers to the English botanist William Jackson Hooker.[4]

It is found in Eastern Canada within the states of Québec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador.[5]

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003,[5] and as being an accepted name by the RHS.[6]

References
  1. "Iris hookeri Penny ex G.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. "Iris hookeri (beach-head iris)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.
  3. Henderson, Norlan C. (2002). "Iris hookeri". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 244, at Google Books
  5. "Taxon: Iris hookeri Penny ex Loudon". ars-grin.gov (Germplasm Resources Information Network). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "Iris hookeri | /RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.


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