Iris hartwegii

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.

Iris hartwegii

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Scientific classification
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. australis Parish
  • Iris hartwegii subsp. columbiana L.W.Lenz
  • Iris hartwegii subsp. hartwegii (no author known)
  • Iris hartwegii subsp. pinetorum (Eastw.) L.W.Lenz
  • Iris pinetorum Eastw.
  • Iris tenax var. australis (Parish) R.C.Foster
  • Limniris hartwegii (Baker) Rodion.

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