- Iris hartwegii
Taxobox
name = "Iris hartwegii"
image_width = 250px
image_caption =
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Iridaceae
subfamilia =Iridoideae
tribus =Irideae
genus = "Iris"
subgenus = "Limniris "
series = "Californicae "
species = "I. hartwegii"
binomial = "Iris hartwegii"
binomial_authority = Baker"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 the common names 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. There are three to five subspecies.
External links
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IRHA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8185,8195,8200 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.pacificcoastiris.org/Riggshar.html Population study]
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