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2. H. kimhalliae Small — Known only from swamps around the 

 estuary of the Apalachicola River in West Florida. 



3. H. laciniata Small — Known from swamps in North Florida. 



4. H. crassifolia Herb. — Marshes on the Coastal Plain, northeast 

 Florida to North Carolina. 



5. H. tridentata Small — Known only from swamps along the east 

 coast in Florida. 



IRIDACEAE Iris family 



1, Nemastylis Nutt. 



N. Jloridana Small — Swamps and marshes, known only from the 

 northeastern coastal region of Florida. 



2. Iris L. 

 1. Flowers coppery red 1. I.fulva. 



1. Flowers violet, lilac, bluish, or white 2. 



2. Petals present and well-developed, nearly as 3. 



long as the sepals. 

 2. Petals present but almost rudimentary, much 2. I. tripetala. 

 exceeded by sepals. 



3. Hypanthium 6-angled 4. 



3. Hypanthium 3-angled 7. 



4. Capsule sharply 6-angled, flowering stalk zig- 5. 



zag. 

 4. Capsule bluntly 6-angled, flowering stalks 

 neaily straight. 

 5. Style-appendages half -ovate; claw of sepal yellow- 

 green without; foliage yellow-green. 

 5. Style-appendages lanceolate; claw of sepal deep-green 

 without; foliage deep-green. 



6. Flowers white, exfcept the yellow crest 5. /. albispiritus. 



6. Flowers colored 6. I. savannarum. 



7. Capsule and hypanthium sharply 3-angled; rootstock 7. /. prismatica. 



wiry, slender. 

 7. Capsule and hypanthium bluntly 3-angled; rootstock 

 stout and fleshy. 



8. Petals shorter than the styles; sepals rough- 

 ened at base of blade with minute bumps, and 

 with a dull yellow spot; outermost bracts 

 with margins darkened and somewhat var- 

 nished; seeds regularly pitted and appearing 

 as if varnished. 

 8. Petals longer than the styles; sepals hairy at 

 the base of blade and with a bright yellow 

 spot; outermost bracts green and soft- 

 margined; seeds irregularly or not at all 

 pitted, dull. 



1. /. fulva Ker. Wild Iris — Most common in the western portion 

 of our territory, but said to be found east as far as Georgia. 



2. /. tripetala Walt. Wild Iris — Coastal Plain, North Florida to 

 North Carolina, seeming to prefer acid situations. 



6. 



3. /. hexagona. 



4. I. rivularis. 



8. 



8. I. versicolor. 



9. /. virginica. 



