Species Details

Iris longipetala

coast iris

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Classification

Scientific Name: Iris longipetala Herbert
Common Name: coast iris
Family:	Iridaceae
Element Code:	PMIRI092E0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes: added to 4.2 on 2006-10-12
Add Date:	2006-10-12
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May(Jun)

Elevation:
0 - 600 meters
0 - 1970 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal prairie
Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes: Many collections old; need field surveys. May hybridize with Iris missouriensis. Threatened by development and trampling.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Contra Costa (CCA), El Dorado (ELD), Glenn (GLE), Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN), Merced (MER), Monterey (MNT), San Francisco (SFO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR), Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ano Nuevo (3712213), Big Basin (3712222), Briones Valley (3712282), Camp Meeker (3812248), Cape San Martin (3512184), Clarksville (3812161), Cloverdale (3812371), Cooskie Creek (4012423), Cordelia (3812222), Cotati (3812236), Cupertino (3712231), Drakes Bay (3812218), Duncans Mills (3812341), Fairfield South (3812221), Felton (3712211), Franklin Point (3712223), Frazier Mtn. (3411878), Glen Ellen (3812235), Gualala (3812375), Half Moon Bay (3712244), Hopland (3812381)?, Inglenook (3912357), Kenwood (3812245), Lick Observatory (3712136), Mariposa Peak (3612182), Montara Mountain (3712254), Monterey (3612158), Novato (3812215), Palo Alto (3712242), Petaluma River (3812225), Pigeon Point (3712224), Plantation (3812353), Plaskett Meadows (3912267), Plaskett Ridge (3912268), Prunedale (3612176), Richmond (3712283), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), San Geronimo (3812216), San Jose East (3712137), San Juan Bautista (3612175), San Mateo (3712253), San Quentin (3712284), San Rafael (3712285), Sebastopol (3812247), Tomales (3812228), Two Rock (3812237), Watsonville East (3612186), Woodside (3712243)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory