| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris bracteata S.Watson |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 375 (1885) |
| Native Range | s. Oregon to n. California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | basal leaves dark shiny green, intensely ribbed, rigid, stem leaves imbricate, spathes lanceolate, 5-9cm, 2-flowered, acuminate, flowers 7-9cm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow-white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Synonyms | Iris tenax ssp. bracteata (S.Watson) Q.D.Clarkson Limniris bracteata (S.Watson) Rodion. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |