Yosemite Hikes masthead (Washburn Point)
Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis) flower

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Family:  Iris (Iridaceae)

Blooms:  May - June

Western Blue Flag is very similar to Hartweg's Iris, but grows in wetter areas, can grow larger (up to two feet tall), and comes only in the purple variety pictured above.

This Photo:  In Yosemite Valley, May 20, 2005



 

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