Oregon Iris (Iris tenax) Willamette National Forest Oregon, USA

            The Oregon Iris is the most common wild iris alongside the roadways and in wooded areas in western Oregon, southern Washington and Northwestern California. This iris was found with hundreds more alongside the road on route #20 from Sisters, Oregon.

It is also known as Tough-leaf Iris,  originating from the fact that it’s tough leave fibres can be used to for weaving and rope making. Take care in handling the foliage or flowers as this may cause a skin irritation or allergic reaction. Rhizomes (thickened roots) and rootstocks, fresh or dry, of all Iris species and cultivars are poisonous if ingested. When mature, it grows into low mounds of hardy foliage which eventually flaunt many stalks of extraordinary and long-lasting blooms in late spring and early summer. Size at maturity: 25-51 cm (10-20 in) tall, 30-61 cm (12-24 in) wide, smaller than the domesticated ones we have in our gardens. The ones we saw today were quite short as they were growing in a very dry hillside. 

The wild flower blooms are amazing on the backroads of western Oregon right now, so many different varieties. It was especially interesting and beautiful to see so many wild Rhododendron bushes in full bloom alongside the road as well.

Taken on: June 19, 2024

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