va ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁Ark ansas , ▁Illinois , ▁( in ▁the ▁La R ue ▁sw amp ▁on ▁the ▁Big ▁M ud dy ▁River , ) ▁Kentucky , ▁Louisiana , ▁( in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁valley , ) ▁Mississippi , ▁( al ong ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River , ▁r ar er ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ), ▁Missouri , ▁Ohio , ▁( Ch amp aign ▁County , ▁Clark ▁County , ), ▁Georgia , ▁Florida ▁( only ▁found ▁rarely ▁in ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁County , ) ▁and ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁I ris ▁ful va ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁fresh water , ▁in ▁mar sh es , ▁stream ▁banks , ▁field ▁or ▁road side ▁d itch es , ▁in ▁d rain age ▁can als , ▁sw amps , ▁and ▁wet ▁past ures . ▁It ▁is ▁normally ▁found ▁in ▁water ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁deep . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁I ris ▁ful va ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁' end anger ed ' ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁Tennessee , ▁and ▁listed ▁as ▁' th re aten ed ' ▁in ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁habitat . ▁Which ▁are ▁under ▁thre ats ▁from ▁d red ging ▁operations , ▁also ▁sw amps ▁that ▁are ▁being ▁dra ined ▁and ▁' to xic ' ▁farm ▁her b ic ides ▁running ▁into ▁d itch es ▁and ▁streams . ▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁ ▁The ▁Louisiana ▁ir ises ▁generally ▁all ▁have ▁similar ▁cultiv ation ▁requirements . ▁They ▁need ▁full ▁sun light ▁( min