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Iris bracteata

Siskiyou iris

Habit Herbs to 60 cm tall.
Stems

unbranched.

Leaves

basal leaves evergreen; thick and rigid, 6–10 mm wide; glossy green on one side and light yellow-green on other, often red or pink basally;

cauline leaves 3–6; some bract-like, overlapping and sheathing the stem.

Inflorescences

usually 2-flowered;

bracts opposite and closed.

Flowers

perianth cream to buff-yellow;

sepals with deeper yellow signal, veined with purple or brown;

floral tube less than 10 mm; funnel-shaped;

style tips oblong, reflexed and toothed;

stigmas triangular.

Fruit

capsules barrel-shaped, tapering into pedicels.

Seeds

dark brown, irregular in shape, wrinkled.

Roots fibrous; rhizomes sheathed with old leaf bases.

2n

=40.

Iris hexagona

Iris bracteata

Distribution
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Discussion

Shady forests, particularly ponderosa pine. Flowering Apr–Jun. 200–600m. Sisk. CA. Native.

Iris bracteata hybridizes with I. chrysophylla, I. douglasiana, I. innominata, and I. tenax.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 260
Ann Willyard
Sibling taxa
I. bracteata, I. chrysophylla, I. douglasiana, I. germanica, I. innominata, I. missouriensis, I. pseudacorus, I. tenax, I. tenuis, I. tenuissima
I. chrysophylla, I. douglasiana, I. germanica, I. innominata, I. missouriensis, I. pseudacorus, I. tenax, I. tenuis, I. tenuissima
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