Iris hartwegii

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Iris hartwegii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Californicae
Species:
I. hartwegii
Binomial name
Iris hartwegii
Baker
Synonyms [1]
  • Iris hartwegii subsp. australis(Parish) L.W.Lenz
  • Iris hartwegii var. australisParish
  • Iris hartwegii subsp. columbianaL.W.Lenz
  • Iris hartwegii subsp. hartwegii (no author known)
  • Iris hartwegii subsp. pinetorum(Eastw.) L.W.Lenz
  • Iris pinetorumEastw.
  • Iris tenax var. australis(Parish) R.C.Foster
  • Limniris hartwegii (Baker) Rodion.

Iris hartwegii is a species of iris endemic to California, where it can be found on low-elevation mountain slopes in the central counties. It has many common names including; foothill iris, [2] rainbow iris, Sierra iris, and Hartweg's iris.

It bears one to three flowers on a slender stem, and the flowers may be shades of purple or yellow to almost white. It has lavender veining. [2] There were three to five subspecies, but these are now considered synonyms. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Iris hartwegii Baker is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Donald Wyman Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia , p. 576, at Google Books
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