Longtube iris

Iris tenuissima

''Iris tenuissima'' is a species of iris known by the common name longtube iris. It is endemic to California, where it is a common wildflower in the woodlands and forests of the northern part of the state.
Iris tenuissima Bailey Cove trail in Lake Shasta, California is a wonderful place in spring! California,Geotagged,Iris,Iris tenuissima,Spring,United States

Appearance

This rhizomatous perennial herb produces narrow leaves and an erect inflorescence bearing two iris flowers. The flower has a long tubular throat which may exceed 5 centimeters in length before it opens into white, purple, or reddish-brown streaked tepals.
Iris tenuissima Bailey Cove trail, Lake Shasta, California California,Geotagged,Iris tenuissima,Spring,United States,iris

Naming

*''Iris tenuissima'' ssp. ''purdyiformis''—affinity to serpentine soil.
⤷ ''Iris tenuissima'' ssp. ''tenuissima''

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusIris
SpeciesI. tenuissima