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slender-tubed iris, yellow-leaf iris

Habit Herbs to 20 cm tall.
Roots

fibrous;

rhizomes compact, dark brown; slender, covered with old leaf bases.

Stems

unbranched or stemless.

Leaves

evergreen; narrow, 3–5 mm wide, light green, often pink or red basally.

Inflorescences

usually 2-flowered;

bracts broad; opposite, closed; outer much shorter and narrower than inner.

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.

Fruits

capsules; ovoid.

Seeds

buff, slightly compressed.

2n

=20.

Iris hexagona

Iris chrysophylla

Distribution
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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.

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. bracteata, I. chrysophylla, I. douglasiana, I. germanica, I. innominata, I. missouriensis, I. pseudacorus, I. tenax, I. tenuis, I. tenuissima
Synonyms Iris californica, Iris macrosiphon
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