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Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) - "stinking" refers to the smell given off when the leaves are crushed, which has been likened to roast beef! It grows in open woods, scrub, shady places, on hedgebanks, sea-cliff scrub and in dunes. The seeds are a spectacular orange/red.

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Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) - "stinking" refers to the smell given off when the leaves are crushed, which has been likened to roast beef! It grows in open woods, scrub, shady places, on hedgebanks, sea-cliff scrub and in dunes. The seeds are a spectacular orange/red.

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14th Aug 2008

Subjects:
 Biology

Key Stages:
 Foundation, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Keywords:
plant flower flowering Stinking Iris foetidissima seed

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