Botany Photo of the Day Iris japonica

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Aptly named “butterfly flower” in Chinese for its appearance, Iris japonica is native to Japan, Myanmar (Burma) and China. Other common names for this species include fringed iris and shaga. Iris japonica grows in wet grasslands, rocky slopes, woodland hills, and open forests margins. Through most of its range, fringed iris grows at elevations of […]

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