Re: Wild Iris

 

These irises are best distinguished by their bracts, so we are all guessing, based on what we can glean from the photos, at acute angles. 
My understanding of the distribution of I. bracteata is that it is farther south than the Grants Pass area.
So the key question for you is this: did the bracts look reddish or greenish yellow to you? Iris bracteata has reddish spathes (bracts) and I. chrysophylla has greenish-yellowish spathes. 
Kathleen

On Jun 6, 2011, at 11:14 AM, t*@att.net wrote:

 

I have been following each of these post, and I just found this page, the lighter flower looks closer;

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/iris/pacific/iris_bracteata.shtml

Ted

From: Kathleen Sayce <k*@willapabay.org>
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Wild Iris

 
Actually, this looks more like Iris chrysophylla, with those long upright ends to the stigma arms. Or a possible chrysophylla-innominata hybrid. 
Kathleen

On Jun 4, 2011, at 9:30 PM, William Plotner wrote:

 

Hi Ted
 
It is I. innominata or a close natural hybrid with I. tenax
 
Will
 
 






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