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Yellowleaf iris

Iris chrysophylla

Also called Slender-tubed iris, Yellow Leaf Iris, Yellow Leaved Iris

Yellowleaf iris
Photo: Jaredzimmerman (WMF), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
S. Oregon to N. California
Climate
temperate

About

Iris chrysophylla, the yellowleaf iris, 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 5,500 feet (1,700 m) elevation, most commonly in open, coniferous forests.

Other Iris plants

Iris acutiloba subsp. lineolata · Iris acutiloba · Iris adriatica · Iris afghanica · Iris alberti · Iris albomarginata · Iris alexeenkoi · Single Bract Iris · Iris antilibanotica · Stool iris · Iris arenaria · Iris assadiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iris chrysophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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