''Iris'' series ''Californicae'' are a series of the genus ''
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:
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''Iris'' subg. ''Limniris''. They are commonly known as ''Pacific Coast iris'' (PCI),
or Pacific Coast natives (PCN).
The series was first classified by
Diels Diels is the last name of several people:
* Rudolf Diels (1900–1957), German politician
* Otto Diels (1876–1954), German scientist noted for his work on the Diels–Alder reaction
* Ludwig Diels (1874–1945), German botanist
* Hermann Diels
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in ' (Edited by H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl) in 1930. It was further expanded by
Lawrence
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* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
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in 'Gentes Herb' (written in Dutch) in 1953.
[James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) ]
They all possess thin wiry, rhizomes and roots. They also have narrow, long evergreen leaves.
[ Which are leathery and deep green.][
The plants have unbranched flower stems that bear 2 or 3 flowers. The plants do clump quickly and produce many stems.][ They prefer acid soils. (all except 'Iris douglasiana', which prefers alkaline soils).][ In the wild, all the species are located on soils on slopes with good drainage. They grow at the edge of woods. They do not like root disturbance, so can be difficult to cultivate for the gardener.][ They can be grown in large clay pots in the UK, to be able to protect them in the winter.][ or they could be grown from seed, to stop root disturbance.][ Most flower between mid spring to early summer.][ April to June (in the UK).][ The leaves can turn red in the autumn.][
They come from the west coast of USA, native to ]California
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, Oregon
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, and Washington
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, they are mostly dwarf in size and flower in early summer. They vary in colour depending on the species.[
It includes;
*'' Iris bracteata'' S.Watson – Siskiyou iris
*'' Iris chrysophylla'' Howell – yellow-leaved iris
*'']Iris douglasiana
''Iris douglasiana'', the Douglas iris, is a common wildflower of the coastal regions of Northern and Central California and southern Oregon in the United States. It grows mainly at lower elevations, below , though it is occasionally found at hei ...
'' Herb. – Douglas iris
*''Iris fernaldii
''Iris fernaldii'', commonly known as Fernald's iris, is a species of iris endemic to western Northern California.
It is native to the Inner and Outer North California Coast Ranges, such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, and surrounding the San Franci ...
'' R.C.Foster – Fernald's iris
*'' Iris hartwegii'' Baker – Hartweg's iris, rainbow iris, Sierra iris
*''Iris innominata
''Iris innominata'', the Del Norte County iris, is a species of iris native to southern Oregon, and California along the north coast and Klamath Ranges in Del Norte County, California.
The leaves are dense and evergreen, up to 20 cm. The fl ...
'' L.F.Hend. – Del Norte iris
*''Iris macrosiphon
''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 occu ...
'' Torr. – bowltube iris
*''Iris munzii
''Iris munzii'' is a species of iris which is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County, California, mostly in the vicinity of the Tule River. It is quite rare in the wild. Its common names include Tulare lavender iris and Munz's ir ...
'' R.C.Foster – Munz's iris, Tulare lavender iris
*''Iris purdyi
''Iris purdyi'' is a species of iris known by the common name Purdy's iris, named after Carl Purdy. It is found in the redwood forests of California and into southern Oregon, and hence is also known as the redwood iris. The plant flowers from ...
'' Eastw. – Purdy's iris
*''Iris tenax
''Iris tenax'' is a species of Iris, known by the common names tough-leaved iris, Oregon iris, or more colloquially, flag.
Distribution
It is native to southwestern Washington, western Oregon, and northwestern California. It occurs along roads ...
'' Douglas ex Lindl. – tough-leaved iris, Oregon iris
*'' Iris tenuissima'' Dykes – (long-tubed iris)
References
Other sources
*Evolutionary Studies in Iris Series Californicae, Carol Anne Wilson, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
External links
*
Official Society for Pacific Coast Native Iris website
Californicae
Flora of California
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
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