Western blue flag

I had no idea we had native iris!

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Ferdy Christant

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And its very pretty too! Posted 9 years ago
1. morpheme
  
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  Indeed, they are quite lovely. I have some non-native iris growing in my yard, but these give me ideas… Posted 9 years ago

The Rocky Mountain iris

''Iris missouriensis'' is a hardy flowering rhizomatous species of the genus Iris, in the family Iridaceae. Its common names include western blue flag, Rocky Mountain iris, and Missouri flag.

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.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by morpheme