Louisiana Irises
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In the state of Louisiana, five iris species are recognized and categorized as the Louisiana Iris group, Series Hexagonae: Iris fulva, Iris hexagona, Iris brevicaulis, Iris giganticaerulea, and Iris nelsonii. These five iris species are in family Iriceae, genus Iris. The Louisiana series name derived from the first Louisiana iris species to inhabit the series, Iris hexagona. Each recognized species has noticeable phenotypic and habitat differences, yet similarities between their phenotypes and habitats can be drawn. These similarities are partially a result of their similar phylogenies. Many of the species are closely related, some a result of interbreeding, as in the most recent discovery of...