Iris tenax Douglas ex Lindl.
Toughleaf iris
2022 Jerry Murray
2023 Dana York
2023 Dana York
2023 Dana York
2011 Aaron Arthur
2006 Shawn DeCew
leptonia
Iris tenax is a
perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is
native to California, and also found in Oregon and Washington.
Siskiyou
Del Norte
Modoc
Humboldt
Shasta
Lassen
Trinity
Plumas
Tehama
Butte
Mendocino
Glenn
Sierra
Yuba
Lake
Nevada
Colusa
Placer
Sutter
El Dorado
Yolo
Alpine
Napa
Sonoma
Sacramento
Mono
Amador
Solano
Calaveras
Tuolumne
San Joaquin
Marin
Contra Costa
Alameda
Santa Cruz
Mariposa
Madera
San Francisco
San Mateo
Merced
Fresno
Stanislaus
Santa Clara
Inyo
San Benito
Tulare
Kings
Monterey
San Bernardino
San Luis Obispo
Kern
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Los Angeles
Riverside
Orange
San Diego
Imperial
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy, Ethnobotany: Its species name (tenax) means "tough" or "tenacious" and is in reference to the strong, fibrous leaves of the plant, which were used by indigenous peoples for braiding into snares and other cordage (link added by Mary Ann Machi )
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