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  2. Iris versicolor - Wikipedia

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    Iris versicolor or Iris versicolour is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, [2] and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, [3] [4] and in Great Britain and Ireland as purple iris. [5] It is a species of Iris native to North America, in the Eastern United States and Eastern ...

  3. Iris (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [1] with showy flowers.As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera.

  4. Flag iris - Wikipedia

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    Flag iris typically refers to several species of iris plant: Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag iris; Iris versicolor, the larger blue flag iris;

  5. Iris prismatica - Wikipedia

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    Iris prismatica, the slender blue flag or cubeseed iris, [2] is a plant species native to parts of the southern and eastern United States from Maine south to Alabama, as well as to the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Nova Scotia. [3] [4] [5] Iris prismatica is a perennial herb spreading by means of rhizomes that are close to the surface of ...

  6. Check Out These Cool and Patriotic Facts About the American Flag

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    The image of Buzz Aldrin on the moon with an American flag is one of the most iconic photos in American history. The U.S. planted the first flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

  7. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Flags depicted on U.S. postage stamp issues Image of the Star-Spangled Banner flag in the National Museum of American History, being observed by George W. Bush. The flag did not appear on U.S. postal stamp issues until the Battle of White Plains Issue was released in 1926, depicting the flag with a circle of 13 stars.

  8. Why are flags being flown at half-staff for Rosalynn Carter?

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    Why is this tradition carried out? Flags in the US are flown at half-staff, also known as half mast, as a sign that the whole nation is mourning, according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

  9. Iris virginica - Wikipedia

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    Iris virginica, with the common name Virginia blueflag, [2] Virginia iris, great blue flag, or southern blue flag, [4] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the Iridaceae (iris) family, native to central and eastern North America.