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A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Iridaceae
Scientific Name
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Common Name
monbretia
Close-up
Status
E, I
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
DM, DS, FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Iris douglasiana
Common Name
Douglas Iris
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
CDF, FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Iris pseudacorus
Common Name
water iris
Close-up
Status
E
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Sisyrinchium bellum
Common Name
blue-eyed grass
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Sisyrinchium californicum
Common Name
California golden-eyed grass
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, FM
Other
N/A
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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