Iris fulva
copper iris, red iris, red-flag, copper-iris
Family
Iridaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, obovate
Growth Form
forb, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
orange, red, yellow
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
0.5 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Leaves less than 1”, copper colored flowers.
Habitat
Freshwater marshes, stream banks, pine savannas, cypress swamps, wet pastures, wet meadows, ditches, stream banks.