''Iris hartwegii'' is a species of

iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants *Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional enti ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to California, where it can be found on low-elevation mountain slopes in the central counties. It has many common names including; foothill iris,

Donald Wyman Donald Wyman (1904 — 6 December 1993) was an American horticulturist, the head of horticulture at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum from 1935 to 1970. He took a bachelor's degree in horticulture from Pennsylvania State College (1926) and a ma ...

rainbow iris, Sierra iris, and Hartweg's iris. It bears one to three flowers on a slender stem, and the flowers may be shades of purple or yellow to almost white. It has lavender veining. There were three to five subspecies, but these are now considered synonyms.

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External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Iris hartwegii''USDA Plants Profile; Iris hartwegiiFlora of North America''Iris hartwegii'' - Photo gallery
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6070362 hartwegii Endemic flora of California Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora of the Cascade Range Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Transverse Ranges