One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
Friday, May 29, 2009
Iris prismatica in the Fern Valley Bog
Another rainy spring has kept this bog and its residents happy thus far. Iris prismatica is a plesant small plant. Native in bogs and marshes all along the east coast, it's an easy one to identify. I perennially forget the distinction between the other native wetland species, Iris virginica and Iris versicolor, but the narrow leaves of this one are a giveaway. The lush Sphagnum and the menacing Cranberry in the back may have to be controlled to protect these other associated bog species.
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