Iris munzii

Iris munzii

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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. munzii
Binomial name
Iris munzii
Synonyms[2]

Limniris munzii (R.C.Foster) Rodion.

Iris munzii is a species of iris which is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County, California, mostly in the vicinity of the Tule River. It is quite rare in the wild. Its common names include Tulare lavender iris and Munz's iris. Its flowers grow in inflorescences of three to four per stem, and are usually lighter shades of purple and blue with darker veining. Albinos are known.

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Iris munzii R.C.Foster | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2021.