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Wild Iris

Dietes iridioides

Description:

Spotted these in front of a house in Point Richmond, CA.

Habitat:

Urban front yard landscaping.

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2 Comments

misako
misako 12 years ago

Thanks for the comment Alice. It is Wild Iris (Dietes iridioides) aka African iris and is the ornamental version of Dietes grandiflora (Large Wild Iris). I've updated all of the reference links.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Called an African Lily.

misako
Spotted by
misako

Richmond, California, USA

Spotted on Jul 27, 2011
Submitted on Sep 3, 2011

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