Iridaceae
Iris

Iris tenax Douglas ex Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1218 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Washington to California. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Oregon, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kendel [s.n.] Canada K002931444 Yes
[Tolmie] [s.n.] K001770327 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [10474] United States K002931439 Yes
s.coll. [65696] K002932475 Yes
Rollins, R.; Constance, L. [2893] United States K002931445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002931441 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [3333] United States K002931442 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] United States K002931446 Yes
Lenz, L.W.; Balls, E.K. [21687] United States K002931437 Yes
Lobb, W. [s.n.] United States K002931440 Yes
Halse [2605] United States K002931436 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932472 Yes
Halse, R. [2605] United States K002931435 Yes
Summers, R.W. [s.n.] United States K002931449 Yes
{Lenz; Balls} [21687] United States K002931438 Yes
Lenz, L.W.; Balls, E.K. [21685] United States K002931447 Yes
Hinds [s.n.] United States K000802333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond [40] Canada K000802335 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [641078] United States K002932474 Yes
{Nuttall} [s.n.] K002931448 Yes
Morrison [s.n.] Canada K000802336 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002931450 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002932473 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] United States K000802334 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lenz, L.W. [18296] United States Iris tenax subsp. klamathensis K000802337 Isotype Yes
Leach, L. [3207] United States Iris tenax var. gormanii K002931451 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images