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Nuttall's pleatleaf
Nemastylis nuttallii
Nemastylis nuttallii
Nuttall's pleatleaf Iris Family
Nemastylis nuttallii Iridaceae
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common names
  Nuttall's pleatleaf
  Ozark celestial-lily
  purple pleatleaf
accepted scientific name
  •Nemastylis nuttallii Pickering ex R.C. Foster
rules for finding collection records
  Nemastylis nuttallii (81)
family name
  • Iridaceae
Image Author: John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora
Image License: Author's permission
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Six petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 1.6 inches
Leaf: Basal, Simple
Plant Observed beginning of April thru 1st week of August

Plant Showiness (72%)
Links to Plant Photos
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Southeastern Flora (27)
base map where plant found
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Forest
Sand
Disturbed
Wetland
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
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native Not Present