Iridaceae

Dwarf lake iris

Iris lacustris Nutt.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris) — FlowerPhoto: Kathleen Houlahan Chayer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Dwarf lake iris
Persian: زنبق دریاچهای کوتوله

Synonyms

Evansia lacustris (Nutt.) Klatt
Iris cristata subsp. lacustris (Nutt.) Iltis
Iris cristata var. lacustris (Nutt.) Dykes
Iris lacustris f. albiflora Cruise & Catling
Lophiris lacustris (Nutt.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 499 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kathleen Houlahan Chayer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sara L Giles, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Liz Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: davecz2, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J M, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sheila Collins Bourgoin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jyoung2399, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Liz Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.