Biology:Iris hookeri
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Iris hookeri George Penny ex G.Don
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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 .
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iris hookeri Penny ex G.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130085-2.
- ↑ "Iris hookeri (beach-head iris)", Go Botany (New England Wildflower Society), https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/Iris/hookeri/
- ↑ Henderson, Norlan C. (2002), "Iris hookeri", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 26, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101705
- ↑ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 244, at Google Books
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Taxon: Iris hookeri Penny ex Loudon". ars-grin.gov (Germplasm Resources Information Network). https://training.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=20331.
- ↑ "Iris hookeri | /RHS Gardening" (in en-gb). https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/131199/Iris-hookeri/Details.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3154440 entry
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