Yellow Flag Iris
Believed to be the exact species adopted as the symbol of King Louis VII of France for the Second Crusade, this invasive import from Europe eventually because the infamous "Fleur-de-lis". Today it is found in wetlands all over North America on both coasts, but not quite in the center of the continent - yet. This one was found growing in extremely dense numbers in Yakima County, Washington between Yakima and Ellensburg.
- Copyright
- © 2014
- Image Size
- 6000x4000 / 12.8MB
- Keywords
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Angiosperms, Asparagales, I. pseudacorus, Iridaceae, Irideae, Iridoideae, Iris pseudacorus, Kittitas County, Limniris, Monocots, PNW, Pacific NW, Pacific Northwest, Plantae, Selah, Spring, Washington, Yakima, Yakima Canyon, Yakima River, beautiful, beauty, bloom, blooming, blooms, blossom, blossoms, botany, bud, bulbous, camp, campground, color, desert, false acorus, flag, flora, flower, flowers, forb, fresh, green, herb, invasive, iris, monocot, natural, nature, non-native, nonnative non native, not native, paleyellow iris, perennial, plant, plants, summer, water flag, weed, west coast, wetland, wild, wildflower, wildflowers, yellow, yellow flag, yellow flag iris, yellow iris
- Contained in galleries
- Iridaceae (Irises), Yellow Wildflowers
