Iris macrosiphon
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Iris macrosiphon, the bowltube iris, is a flowering plant in the iris family, endemic to California in the Cascade Range Foothills, north and central Sierra Nevada Foothills, Inner North Coast Ranges, and San Francisco Bay Area, where it occurs in sunny grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands.[1][2][3]
The leaves are very slender, 2.5–5 mm wide, and blue-green in color. The flower is variable, golden yellow to cream or pale lavender to deep blue-purple, generally with darker veins. The flower stems are usually short (less than 25 cm) when in the sun and bear 2 flowers. It blooms in spring.[4]
Uses
Used as a source of fiber by Native Americans. The fiber was used for fish nets, deer snares and other items.[5]
It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant, where it prefers dry summer dormancy, with good drainage.[5]
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- Iris (plant)
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Taxa named by John Torrey
- Fiber plants
- Garden plants of North America
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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