Top native irises and allies
63 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
food
5
flowers
22
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Strict Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium montanum
food
5
flowers
12
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Northern Blue Flag
Iris versicolor
food
3
flowers
62
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Western Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
food
3
flowers
24
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Western Blue Flag
Iris missouriensis
food
2
flowers
52
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Bowltube Iris
Iris macrosiphon
food
2
flowers
16
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Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
food
1
flowers
48
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Copper Iris
Iris fulva
food
1
flowers
28
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Oregon Iris
Iris tenax
food
1
flowers
27
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Idaho Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium idahoense
food
1
flowers
25
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Rainbow Iris
Iris hartwegii
food
1
flowers
19
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Longtube Iris
Iris tenuissima
food
1
flowers
17
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Del Norte County Iris
Iris innominata
food
1
flowers
17
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Yellowleaf Iris
Iris chrysophylla
food
1
flowers
16
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Clackamas Iris
Iris tenuis
food
1
flowers
16
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Fernald's Iris
Iris fernaldii
food
1
flowers
15
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Purdy's Iris
Iris purdyi
food
1
flowers
15
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Central Coast Iris
Iris longipetala
food
1
flowers
14
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Siskiyou Iris
Iris bracteata
food
1
flowers
14
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Prairie Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium campestre
food
1
flowers
9
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Eastern Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
food
1
flowers
9
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White Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium albidum
food
1
flowers
8
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Beach-head Iris
Iris setosa
food
1
flowers
8
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Sword-leaf Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium ensigerum
food
1
flowers
7
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Needle-tipped Blue-eyed-grass
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
food
1
flowers
7
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Roadside Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium langloisii
food
1
flowers
7
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Nash's Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium nashii
food
1
flowers
7
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Jeweled Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum
food
1
flowers
6
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Stiff Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium demissum
food
1
flowers
6
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Spearbract Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium sagittiferum
food
1
flowers
6
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Golden-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium californicum
food
1
flowers
5
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Purple Pleatleaf
Alophia drummondii
food
1
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Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
flowers
39
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Slender Blue Flag
Iris prismatica
flowers
33
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Leafy Blue Flag
Iris brevicaulis
flowers
32
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Prairie Iris
Iris hexagona
flowers
32
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Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
flowers
31
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Dwarf Iris
Iris verna
flowers
29
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Dwarf Lake Iris
Iris lacustris
flowers
27
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Beach-head Iris
Iris hookeri
flowers
24
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Savanna Iris
Iris tridentata
flowers
22
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Prairie Iris
Iris savannarum
flowers
20
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Giant Blue Iris
Iris giganticaerulea
flowers
17
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Grasswidow
Olsynium douglasii
flowers
7
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Coastal Plain Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium fuscatum
flowers
7
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Sisyrinchium capillare
flowers
7
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Alabama Blue Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium calciphilum
flowers
6
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White Irisette
Sisyrinchium dichotomum
flowers
5
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Hitchcock's Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium hitchcockii
flowers
4
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Nevada Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium halophilum
flowers
4