Iris munzii is a species of iris which is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County, California, mostly in the vicinity of the Tule River. It is quite rare in the wild. Its common names include Tulare lavender iris and Munz's iris. Its flowers grow in inflorescences of three to four per stem, and are usually lighter shades of purple and blue with darker veining. Albinos are known.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Limniris |
| Section: | Iris sect. Limniris |
| Series: | Iris ser. Californicae |
| Species: | I. munzii
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| Iris munzii | |
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Limniris munzii (R.C.Foster) Rodion. | |
Taxonomy edit
It was first published and described by Robert Crichton Foster in his book 'Iridis Species Novae' (published in Cambridge, Massachusetts) on page 2 in 1938.[2][3][4]
The Latin specific epithet munzii is in honour of the American botanist Philip A. Munz.[5][6]
Iris munzii is a tentatively accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK, and was last listed in the RHS Plant Finder in 2000.[7] It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003.[3]
Distribution and habitat edit
It is native to the temperate region of Northern America.[3]
Range edit
It is found in California.[2][4]
Habitat edit
It is found growing on dry to moist partially wooded slopes and rarely along stream banks. At elevations of 305 to 800 m (1,001 to 2,625 ft) above sea level.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Iris munzii R.C.Foster | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Iris munzii R. C. Foster GRIN-Global". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Iris munzii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Munz, Philip Alexander (1892-1974)". Jstor. Ithaka. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Lenz, Lee W. (1959). "Hybridization and Speciation in the Pacific Coast Irises". Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany. 4 (2): 237–309.
- ^ "Iris munzii | /RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
Other sources edit
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/Main_Page
- Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
- Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 98.
External links edit
- Calflora Database: Iris munzii (Munz's iris)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Iris munzii
- USDA Plants Profile for Iris munzii (Munz's iris)
- Flora of North America
- UC Photos gallery — Iris munzii
Media related to Iris munzii at Wikimedia Commons