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beach-head iris

Iris hookeri

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Newfoundland and Labrador.January 30, February 22, March 22, April 34, May 73, June 92, July 206, August 90, September 60, October 42, November 29, December 32.
Canada1,521
Newfoundland and Labrador582
Quebec444
Nova Scotia221
United States64
New Brunswick63
Maine60
Massachusetts2
Nunavut2
Colorado1

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
Familyiris family · Iridaceae
GenusIrises · Iris

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Practise beach-head iris with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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