Gad is another ordinary common noun in Hebrew. It means 'good luck'. We all want as much of it as we can get. So it is not surprising that it became a proper noun, the name of some people, a tribe of Israel, and a god. The god Gad was not ordinarily identified with Baal.
There currently are five recognized species in the Series Hexagonae, as the Louisiana iris group within the Genus Iris is called. They are: I. brevicaulis, I. fulva, I. hexagona, I. giganticaerulea and I. nelsonii.
Aesculus pavia (red buckeye) - In the flower at the top, the anthers are exerted first. In the flowers at the bottom, the stigma has now emerged from the petals. Tilia americana (basswood) - The conical style projects above the numerous athers.