Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-  Plate No. 9

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-COMMON_NAMES- Dwarf Iris, Dwarf Flower-du-luce,
Sword Lily, Fleur-de-lis, Flag, Iris 
-GENUS-Iris 
-SPECIES- Iris pumila 
-CLASS-Triandria 
-ORDER-Monogynia
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus 

-MODERN_GENUS- Iris 
-MODERN_SPECIES- Iris pumila 
-MODERN_FAMILY- Iridaceae 

-PLANT_TYPE- perennial 
-COLOR- purple-violet, some white, yellow or blue; beard blue or yellow 
-SEASON- spring 
-NATIVE_REGION-    SE and EC Europe to Urals
-ZONE- north temperate zones 

-SOURCE- The Botanical Magazine 
-VOLUME- 1
-PUB_DATE- 1787 
-REISSUED- 1793 
-EDITOR- William Curtis 
-ARTIST- S. Edwards 
-NALPCD- Disc 1951 IMG0002.PCD