Southern blue flag

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Iris virginica

Southern blue flag, a reference photo
Photo: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Iris virginica, with the common name Virginia blueflag, Virginia iris, great blue flag, or southern blue flag, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the Iridaceae (iris) family, native to central and eastern North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Southern blue flag being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Iris
Species
Iris virginica

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