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Iris savannarum (Iris savannarum)

Description

It has a greenish coloured rhizome (2–2.5 cm diameter) with the fibre-like remains of the last season leaves, which branches with ease, forming large open clumps or colonies. The colonies are sometimes measured by the acre. The rhizome is poisonous to humans

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Iridaceae

              • Genus: Iris