Iris missouriensis (Western Blue Flag)

 7/5/02 Bodie State Historic Park >9,000' elevation, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/5/02 Bodie

 7/8/16 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA

7/8/16 Virginia Lakes

7/1/05 Large meadow below Tyee Lakes Trailhead, South Lake Road,
Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

 7/10/07 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/10/07 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

 7/3/16 North Lake Road, Bishop region, Eastern Sierra,
Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA 

7/3/16 North Lake Road, Bishop region, Eastern Sierra,

Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Western Blue Flag

SPECIES: Iris missouriensis

FAMILY: Iridaceae (Iris Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/5/2002

LOCATION: Bodie State Historic Park >9,000' elevation, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Rhizome 20–30 mm diam

Stem 2–5 dm, sometimes branched

Leaf 3–9 mm wide; base sometimes purplish

Inflorescence: flowers 1–2; lowest 2 bracts opposite, generally scarious, outermost 4–8 cm, 5–7 mm wide

Flower: perianth pale lilac to whitish with lilac-purple veins, tube < 12 mm, sepals < 6 cm, 2 cm wide; style branches < 25 mm, crests averaging 8 mm, stigmas 2-lobed

Ecology: Moist, grassy places

Elevation: 900–3400 m.  

Bioregional distribution: North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Inner South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Great Basin Floristic Province 

Distribution outside California: much of w N.America, n Mexico

Flowering time: May–Jun

Weedy
Horticultural information: IRR: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21.