Pic(k) of the Week: Dwarf crested iris

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A native dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata) wildflower, blooming creekside.

Trailhead Community Park of the East Decatur Greenway in the City of Decatur, Georgia, USA. 7 May 2025.

Iris cristata (also known as dwarf crested iris and crested iris) is a species in the genus Iris, and is part of the subgenus of Limniris (bearded iris). It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, endemic to the eastern United States. Purple blossoms arise on a stalk above the 4 to 8 inch tall leaves. There are 3 unmarked petals; the yellow, fluted crest is on each of three sepals. It is usually found in colonies of several to many plants, growing in chalky soil, in oak woodlands, on rocky hillsides, in ravines, and along streams.

— Wildflowers of the United States
— Wikipedia

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McCoy Tyner: Love Surrounds Us
Album: Uptown Downtown (Milestone, 1989)

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• McCoy Tyner Big Band:
  • McCoy Tyner – piano, composer, arranger, leader
  • Kamau Adilifu, Earl Gardner, Virgil Jones – trumpet
  • Robin Eubanks, Steve Turre – trombone, arranger
  • John Clark – French horn
  • Howard Johnson – tuba
  • Joe Ford, Doug Harris – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Junior Cook, Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone
  • Avery Sharpe – double bass, electric bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  
  
• When I originally posted this photo, I mistook it as a blue flag iris, also blue, also native to the eastern United States. I was wrong!
• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 22 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.
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• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
• Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
• Settings: 78 mm; 1/80 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/5.6


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