Iridaceae
Dixie iris
Iris hexagona
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 六棱鸢尾
- English
- Dixie iris
Synonyms
- Limniris hexagona (Walter) Rodion.
- Phaeiris hexagona (Walter) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 245 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Guralnick, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.