Wildflowers Identified: Yellow Iris/Water Flag
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Yellow Iris/Water Flag has these characteristics:
- 3 petals
- 6 petals
- tubular petals
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- single flower on stem
- several flowers on stem
- 2 inches or more flower width
- yellow to orange flower color
- blooms in April or earlier
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- blooms in August
- plant height one foot or less
- plant height one foot to two feet
- plant height two feet or more
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- smooth leaf edges
- parallel leaf veins
- simple leaves over 5 times as long as wide
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org