Dwarf Lake Iris #1
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Dwarf Lake Iris #1
Artist
Barbara McMahon
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Dwarf Lake Iris is a low-growing flowering plant, with a stalk about 10 centimetres high, and broad, strap-like leaves that can reach 18 centimetres in length. In early June, it produces showy, violet-coloured flowers, which in rare cases may be white. This plant spreads mainly by underground roots that can sprout new plants. It also produces seeds, which are spread by ants.
Dwarf Lake Iris is only found in a relatively small area in North America along the shores and nearshore areas of the Great Lakes. In Canada, there are 43 known sites in Ontario, mainly on the Bruce Peninsula, with a few locations on Manitoulin Island. In 2003, 32 of these sites were surveyed, and only 16 (plus two newly discovered sites) still supported Dwarf Lake Iris. The total population is estimated to contain approximately one million individual shoots. The exact number of plants is difficult to determine since shoots can be connected by underground roots.
The Dwarf Lake Iris was listed as threatened when the Endangered Species Act took effect in 2008, and was re-classified as special concern on January 13, 2012.
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January 8th, 2016
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