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Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)
jmorlan

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Ranging widely throughout the Western US; note the nectar guides (yellow stripes) encouraging pollinators to visit. Similar to Hartweg's Iris (I. harwgii), Blue Flag tends to grow at higher elevations in wet meadows, while Hartweg's grows in dry areas. Hartweg's usually has yellowish flowers and is apparently unrecorded here in Mono County.
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Location
Virginia Lakes, Bridgeport, California, USA
Date taken
23 June 2021.
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What a beautiful colour this flower is Joe. That's a great low-level angle you've taken this picture from too.

Many thanks for showing it to us my friend.

It's interesting that there's a large common yellow iris that grows on the west of Scotland that's called a Flag Iris there - here's a picture I took of some Flags (Wild Flag Iris); the scientific name is Iris pseudacorus. It grows in marshy land, in brackish areas and also along the edges of fresh water lochs.
 

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Category
Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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jmorlan
Date added
View count
253
Comment count
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Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
MountainIrisIMG_6246.jpg
File size
208 KB
Date taken
Wed, 23 June 2021 1:25 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 890px

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