Iris macrosiphon 1194847 191436025 2008-02-14T15:54:37Z JoJan 58781 image {{Taxobox | name = ''Iris macrosiphon'' | image = Bowl-tubed Iris (11925430).jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Bowltube Iris | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[monocotyledon|Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Asparagales]] | familia = [[Iridaceae]] | genus = ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'' | subgenus = ''[[Limniris]]'' | series = ''[[Californicae]]'' | species = '''''I. macrosiphon''''' | binomial = ''Iris macrosiphon'' | binomial_authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]] }} '''''Iris macrosiphon''''' ('''Bowltube Iris''') is a [[flowering plant]] in the [[iris (plant)|iris]] family, [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[California]] in the [[Cascade Range]] Foothills, north and central [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] Foothills, [[Inner North Coast Ranges]], and [[San Francisco Bay Area]], where it occurs in sunny grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands. The [[leaf|leaves]] are very slender, 2.5-5 mm wide, and blue-green in color. The [[flower]] is variable, golden yellow to cream or pale lavender to deep blue-purple, generally with darker veins. The flower stems are usually short (less than 25 cm) when in the sun and bear 2 flowers. It blooms in spring. ===Uses=== Used as a source of fiber by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. The fiber was used for fish nets, deer snares and other items. It is also cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]], where it prefers dry summer dormancy, with good drainage. == References == *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Iris+macrosiphon Jepson Flora Project: ''Iris macrosiphon''] *[http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=43220 ITIS 43220] *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101709 Flora of North America:] *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IRMA USDA: Plants Profile:] *[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?text_only=0&display1=image+ID+num&where-calrecnum=4355 Images from the CalPhotos archive:] *Harlow, Nora, Jakob, Kristin, and Raiche, Roger (2003) ''Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses''. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-23849-4 *[http://www.paleotechnics.com/Articles/Irisarticle.html Fiber uses of ''Iris macrosiphon''] [[Category:Iris]] [[Category:Fiber plants]] [[Category:Flora of California]]