Species Details

Iris munzii

Munz's iris

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Classification

Scientific Name: Iris munzii Foster
Common Name: Munz's iris
Family:	Iridaceae
Element Code:	PMIRI090M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	IRMU
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Apr(May)

Elevation:
305 - 800 meters
1000 - 2625 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by road maintenance. See Aliso 4(1):53-56 (1958) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	4	29 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	14%
Development	1	7%
Other	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	4	1	0	0	9

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	6
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	14
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camp Wishon (3611826), Case Mountain (3611847), Dennison Peak (3611837), Giant Forest (3611857), Globe (3611817), Springville (3611827)

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