Iris hexagona |
Iris chrysophylla(synonym of Iris macrosiphon) |
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slender-tubed iris, yellow-leaf iris |
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Habit | Herbs to 20 cm tall. | |
Roots | fibrous; rhizomes compact, dark brown; slender, covered with old leaf bases. |
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Stems | unbranched or stemless. |
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Leaves | evergreen; narrow, 3–5 mm wide, light green, often pink or red basally. |
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Inflorescences | usually 2-flowered; bracts broad; opposite, closed; outer much shorter and narrower than inner. |
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Flowers | perianth cream or very pale yellow; segments membranous and narrow, with deeper yellow or lavender veins; sepals with bluish tinge and veins; floral tube long and slender, 45–120 mm long, with short enlargement at top; style tips very long and narrow; stigmas triangular. |
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Fruits | capsules; ovoid. |
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Seeds | buff, slightly compressed. |
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2n | =20. |
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Iris hexagona |
Iris chrysophylla |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Open conifer forests, roadsides. Flowering Apr–Jul. 50–2000 m. Casc, CR, Sisk, WV. CA. Native. Iris chrysophylla hybridizes with I. bracteata, I. douglasiana, I. innominata, and I. tenax. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 260 Ann Willyard |
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Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Iris californica, Iris macrosiphon | |
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