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Flower Mingus Mtn - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Iris missouriensis - Rocky Mountain iris Synonyms: Iris longipetala, Iris pariensis, Iris tolmieana, Iris missouriensis var. arizonica, Iris missouriensis var. pelogonus Other Common Names: snake lilly, water flag, fleur-de-lis, western blue flag Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Iridaceae
Flower Mingus Mtn - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Upright perennial that grows in clumps with green sword-shaped leaves and large, showy, lilac-blue flowers with pale throats.
Identification notes: Rhizomatous erect perennial, stems slender, simple or branched. Leaves basal, flat and smooth. Pale blue to lavender flowers terminal on stout stalks, tubular with short lobes. Seed capsules contain numerous brown wrinkled seeds.
Height: To 2 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Wet meadows, streambanks, seeps, aspen woods, montane habitats.
Plant Communities: Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 6000 - 9500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Blue to purple Shape: Irregular not in clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: May - Sep
Description: Flowers are pale blue to violet and streaked with white. The flowers are composed of 3 narrow, erect petals and 3 wider sepals that curve downward. Flowers are to 4 inches wide at the top of a stout, leafless stem. 1 to 4 flowers per stem.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Dark green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Basal and alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Green, sword-shaped leaves that grow in clumps. Leaves are basal and on the lower stems.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Green to brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule is 3-celled containing many seeds.
Seed Notes: Seeds are obovate, dark to reddish brown and minutely wrinkled.


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