Iris hartwegii

Iris hartwegii
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
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
	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.;

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

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

External links

[plantlist-1] "Iris hartwegii Baker is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[Wyman-2] Donald Wyman Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia, p. 576, at Google Books

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