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Wild Iris of Yellowstone Found on Slough Creek Trail Iris versicolor Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Wild Iris of Yellowstone

Found on Slough Creek Trail

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  1. A beautiful iris indeed! Great capture! Posted 11 years ago
  2. This has to be my favorite flower in Yellowstone! Posted 11 years ago
  3. I think this is more likely Iris missouriensis. Posted 6 years ago

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''Iris versicolor'' is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, and in Britain and Ireland as purple iris.

It is a species of ''Iris'' native to North America, in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. It is common in sedge meadows, marshes, and along streambanks and shores. The specific epithet ''versicolor'' means "variously coloured".

It is one of the three.. more

Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by travismorhardt
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