''Iris hookeri'', commonly called the beach head iris, is a species of ''

Iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ...

''. It is

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to sea coasts and beaches in

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

, in the

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and also eastern

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. It blooms in July. It was first published by the English botanist

George Penny George Joseph Penny (October 24, 1897 – December 4, 1949) was one of Newfoundland's first three members of the Senate of Canada who were appointed on August 17, 1949, shortly after the province joined Canadian confederation. He was the operato ...

in 'Hort. Brit.'(edited by J.C.Loudon), edition 2 on page 591 in 1832, based on an earlier description by

George Don George Don (29 April 1798 – 25 February 1856) was a Scottish botanist and plant collector. Life and career George Don was born at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland on 29 April 1798 to Caroline Clementina Stuart and George Don (b.1756), p ...

. The Latin

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''hookeri'' refers to the English botanist

William Jackson Hooker Sir William Jackson Hooker (6 July 178512 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden. At Kew he ...

.Allen J. Coombes It is found in Eastern Canada within the states of Québec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was verified by

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and the

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on 4 April 2003, and as being an accepted name by the RHS.

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hookeri Flora of Maine Endemic flora of the United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Iridaceae-stub