Purple Iris
Taken at Glenwhan, Stranraer on 2nd June 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File

Purple Iris.
Species:
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Family:
Habit: 		Iris versicolor.
Asparagales.
Iridaceae.
Herbaceous perennial.
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Feature:
 Sedge meadows, marshes, and along streambanks and shores.
10 - 80 cms tall.
May - July.
This species has been implicated in several poisoning cases of humans and animals who consumed the rhizomes.