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Iridaceae
Coastal Plain, Piedmont
District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia
Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Grass/Grasslike
1 - 2ft
- ft
Blue
Capsule; Brown, Green
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Clay, Loamy
Flooded, Wet
May - July
fresh to moderately brackish tidal marshes, wet meadows and shores, swamps, forested wetlands
tolerates salinity to 0.5 ppt