- Date
- 1999-02
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentheritagesciencecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1999 Beaver Beacon highlighted Michigan’s dwarf lake iris as the state wildflower and described Beaver Island as one of the best places to see its purple and yellow blooms.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper feature and does not establish a particular population survey or preserve boundary.
Sources
- Describes the purple-and-yellow iris’s range around the Great Lakes and cites Barbara Madsen’s letter praising its abundance near Beaver Island’s Lake Michigan shore. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the iris feature.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan names the dwarf lake iris its state wildflower in a Beaver Island feature in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dwarf-lake-iris-state-wildflower-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1999, “Beaver Island’s Dwarf Lake Iris Named Michigan’s State Wildflower.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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