subfamily
Iridoideae
Iridoideae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Iridoideae All
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