Iridaceae

Iris innominata

Golden Iris

Clump of grass-like leaves, upright unbranched stems. Leaves evergreen, 1/8 in. wide, deep red at base, forming dense clumps that bend back and out from center. Flowers light to deep golden yellow, cream, apricot, orchid pink, or deep blue-purple, with prominent veins, perianth tube about 3/4 in. long and stem below ovary about same length as tube. Grows on partly shaded, rich, well-drained slopes below 6000 ft. Innominata is Latin for "no name," for this was the last West Coast iris found (in 1928) and named.

• Rarity: Uncommon
• Flowering Time: Late Spring
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 1/2--2 feet
• Habitat: West-Side Forest
• Found In: Siskiyous
• Native: Yes