Series Californicae (Diels) Lawrence

Series Californicae (Diels) Lawrence. A group of plants within the Section Limniris from the Pacific Northwest states of the USA, with three cornered or cylindrical capsules having three ribs and tough leaves. Horticulturally The American Iris Society has a class that is the same as the botanical series and is abreviated Ca. These plants are also referred to as PCN's or Pacific Coast Natives but there are several species that occur on the Pacific Coast that are not part of the botanical series.

References: Diels in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Aufl. (1930) G.H.M. Lawrence in 'A reclassification of the genus Iris' in Gentes Herbarium 8:346 (1953), New York. Noted as CA in AIS registrations.

It includes the following species:
Iris bracteata Watson
Iris chrysophylla Howell.
Iris douglasiana Herbert

• var. douglasiana R. C. Foster
• var. oregonensis R. C. Foster

Iris fernaldii Foster
Iris hartwegii Baker

• subsp. hartwegii (Parish) Lenz.
• subsp. australis (Parish) Lenz.
• subsp. columbiana Lenz.
• subsp. pinetorum (Eastwood) Lenz

Iris innominata Leach
Iris macrosiphon Torrey

• var macrosiphon Eastwood.
• var elata Eastwood.

Iris munzii R. C. Foster
Iris purdyi Eastwood
Iris tenax Douglas

• subsp. tenax Lenz.
• subsp. klamathensis Lenz.

Iris tenuissima Dykes

• subsp. tenuissima (R. C. Foster) Lenz.
• subsp. purdyiformis (R. C. Foster) Lenz.

Iris thompsoni R. C Foster

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