Western Blue Flag Iris
This stunning native to western North America is the only species of it is found natively east of the Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, it often forms dense, large patches in low spots in pastures, where the tough leaves are avoided by cattle. This one and many others was found growing next to Umtanum Creek between Yakima and Ellensburg, Washington.
- Copyright
- ©2015
- Image Size
- 4000x6000 / 14.0MB
- Keywords
-
America, Angiosperms, Asparagales, Ellensburg, I. missouriensis, I. montana, Iridaceae, Irideae, Iridoideae, Iris missouriensis, Kittitas County, L T Murray State Wildlife Recreation Area, L. T. Murray State Wildlife Recreation Area, Limniris, Longipetalae, Missouri flag, Monocots, PNW, Pacific NW, Pacific Northwest, Plantae, Rocky Mountain iris, State Wildlife Area, State Wildlife Recreation Area, USA, Umtanum Creek, United States, Washington, Wildlife Recreation Area, beautiful, beauty, bloom, blooming, blooms, blossom, blossoms, blue, botany, bud, bulbous, color, flora, flower, flowers, forb, fresh, green, hardy, herb, iris, monocot, native, natural, nature, perennial, plant, plants, purple, spring, summer, west coast, western blue flag, wild, wildflower, wildflowers, yellow
- Contained in galleries
- Iridaceae (Irises), Blue & Purple Wildflowers
