Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-  Plate No. 669

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-COMMON_NAMES-Dingy Flag, Fleur-de-lis,
Sword Lily
-GENUS-Iris
-SPECIES- Iris lurida
-CLASS-Hexandria
-ORDER-Monogynia
-AUTHORITY-Gawler

-MODERN_GENUS-Iris
-MODERN_SPECIES-Iris x sambucine
-MODERN_FAMILY-Iridaceae

-PLANT_TYPE-perennial
-COLOR-purple, with red or violet 
-SEASON-summer
-NATIVE_REGION-N Italy, NW Yugoslavia
-ZONE-       __

-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-18
-PUB_DATE-1803
-REISSUED-         __
-EDITOR-John Sims
-ARTIST-S. Edwards, Sansum
-NALPCD-Disc 0426 IMG0033.PCD