Iris chrysophylla

Taxobox
name = Yellowleaf iris


image_width = 250px
image_caption = Yellowleaf iris, Coos County, Oregon
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
subfamilia = Iridoideae
tribus = Irideae
genus = "Iris"
species = "I. chrysophylla"
binomial = "Iris chrysophylla"
binomial_authority = T.J. Howell

The Yellowleaf iris, "Iris chrysophylla", is a wildflower which ranges from midwestern and southern Oregon west of the Cascades and south to the crest of the Siskiyou Mountains in northern California. The Yellowleaf iris grows up to convert|5500|ft|m elevation, most commonly in open, coniferous forests.

Description

This herbaceous perennial grows from compact, dark brown and slender rhizomes. The leaves are linear, finely ribbed, and light green, 25-50 cm long, and may be reddish colored at the base. The flowering stems are simple, solid, and slender, 3–20 cm. The flowers are cream to pale yellow, with dark golden to reddish-brown or lavender veins. The plant flowers from April through June.

References

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101697 Flora of North America "Iris chrysophylla"]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?20276 Germplasm Resources Information Network "Iris chrysophylla"]
* [http://www.pacificcoastiris.org/chrysoph.html Pacific coast native iris "Iris chrysophylla"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch?keywordquery=Iris+chrysophylla&mode=sciname&submit.x=12&submit.y=8 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service "Iris chrysophylla"]