western blue flag
Iris missouriensis
Summary 5
Iris missouriensis (syn. I. montana) is a hardy flowering bulbous species of the genus iris, in the family Iridaceae. It is native to western North America. Its distribution is varied; it grows at high elevations in mountains and alpine meadows and all the way down to sea level in coastal hills. Its common names include "western blue flag", "Rocky Mountain iris" and "Missouri flag".
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- (c) 2011 Robert Sivinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=343328&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_missouriensis
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Color | blue, purple, white, yellow |
|---|---|
| Group | Flowering Plants |
| Kingdom | Plants |
| Park | Mancos |
