Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris domestica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read about Belamcanda and Iris from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more about Blackberry-lily from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Belamcanda chinensis
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Belamcanda chinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-01-001:
Belamcanda chinensis FAMILY Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Belamcanda chinensis
COMMON NAME:
Blackberry-lily, Leopard-lily
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_gech2_001_lvd
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Roxanna Martin rlm62309_013
June Spartanburg County SC
Flowers in groups of 3-6, each group originating from a modified leaf (spathe) about 1/2" long, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Roxanna Martin rlm62609_028
June Spartanburg County SC
Six elliptical to oblong tepals that spread from the top of a green ovary, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Roxanna Martin rlm62609_041
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm63010_31
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm63010_52
June Spartanburg County SC
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062516hayesville_18
June Clay County NC
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JK Marlow jkm250730_01942
July Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Flowers orange to orange-yellow mottled with red or purple, to 2" wide, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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JK Marlow jkm250730_01944
July Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves mostly basal, 1-2' long, overlapping in a fan-shaped arrangement, with clasping bases and ...
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JK Marlow jkm250730_1943
July Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
and a white-waxy coating; smaller bractlike leaves are scattered on the flowering scape, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Roxanna Martin rlm71110_115
July Spartanburg County SC
Capsule 2-3cm long, 1.2-1.7cm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm7310_115
July Spartanburg County SC
Iris-like leaves, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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Roxanna Martin rlm7310_168
July Spartanburg County SC
Stamens about half as long as the perianth, style as long as the stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm7310_98
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm7310_99
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm752009_091
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm81609_174
August Spartanburg County SC
Dry capsular fruit open to reveal black seeds that resemble blackberries, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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Roxanna Martin rlm91209_406
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm231024_6227
October Oconee County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris domestica
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Belamcanda chinensis
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Belamcanda chinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-01-001:
Belamcanda chinensis
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Belamcanda chinensis
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry woodlands, forests, edges of granitic flatrocks, suburban areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Summer
Orange
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p348
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p54
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p449
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p173
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p384
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p385
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p440
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p021
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