Iris tenuissima
Iris tenuissima | |
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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: | |
Series: | Iris ser. Californicae |
Species: | I. tenuissima
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Binomial name | |
Iris tenuissima Dykes
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Iris tenuissima is a species of iris known by the common name longtube iris.
It is endemic to California, where it is a common wildflower in the woodlands and forests of the northern part of the state.
Description[]
This rhizomatous perennial herb produces narrow leaves and an erect inflorescence bearing two iris flowers. The flower has a long tubular throat which may exceed 5 centimeters in length before it opens into white, purple, or reddish-brown streaked tepals.
Subspecies[]
- Iris tenuissima ssp. purdyiformis—affinity to serpentine soil.
- Iris tenuissima ssp. tenuissima
External links[]
- Calflora Database: Iris tenuissima (longtube iris, slender iris)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Iris tenuissima[permanent dead link]
- USDA Plants Profile for Iris tenuissima (longtube iris)
- Flora of North America
- UC Photos gallery — Iris tenuissima
Categories:
- Iris (plant)
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Iridaceae stubs