Calflora Taxon Report
Iris purdyi  Eastw.
Purdy's iris
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2020 Mary Ann Machi
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2020 R.A. Chasey
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2020 Susan McDougall
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2020 Susan McDougall
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2017 cathy allegretti
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2020 R.A. Chasey
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2023 asabspade
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2019 jriddell
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Ethan
Iris purdyi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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
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Genus: Iris
Family: Iridaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Toxicity: Do not eat the leaf or underground parts of this plant.

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSIris landsdaleana
PLANTSIris macrosiphon var. purdyi
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[Wikipedia] Ethnobotany: Traditional uses by native Americans were as a source of fibre to make rope, using the outside fibres from each leaf. The leaves can also be used to make a light tan paper. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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