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Iris missouriensis / western blue flag / Rocky Mountain iris. Bishop Creek, Sierras, CA.

Iris missouriensis (or Iris montana) is commonly called western blue flag, Rocky Mountain iris, or Missouri flag. It is a hardy flowering rhizomatous species of the genus Iris, in the family Iridaceae. This Iris is native to western North America, growing widely in marshes and wet soils, from sea-level coastal hills to high-elevation mountains and alpine meadows. Photographed at 9400 feet elevation along North Fork Bishop Creek, near North Lake Campground, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.

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2015 Jul 5-23: all: Sierra Nevada + Castle Crags, California, California: Sierras: Inyo National Forest
Iris missouriensis (or Iris montana) is commonly called western blue flag, Rocky Mountain iris, or Missouri flag. It is a hardy flowering rhizomatous species of the genus Iris, in the family Iridaceae. This Iris is native to western North America, growing widely in marshes and wet soils, from sea-level coastal hills to high-elevation mountains and alpine meadows. Photographed at 9400 feet elevation along North Fork Bishop Creek, near North Lake Campground, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.
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