Editing Iris macrosiphon

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Iris macrosiphon.jpg
|image_caption = Bowltube Iris
|genus = Iris
|display_parents = 3
|parent = Iris ser. Californicae
|species = macrosiphon
|authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]]
}}

'''''Iris macrosiphon''''', the '''bowltube iris''', is a [[flowering plant]] in the [[Iridaceae|iris]] family, [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[California]] in the [[Cascade Range]] Foothills, north and central [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] Foothills, [[Inner North Coast Ranges]], and [[San Francisco Bay Area]], where it occurs in sunny grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for IRIS macrosiphon |url=http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Iris+macrosiphon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709034120/http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Iris+macrosiphon |archive-date=2011-07-09 |access-date=2024-10-22 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-11-06 |title=ITIS Standard Report Page: Iris macrosiphon |url=http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=43220 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106152130/http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=43220 |archive-date=2004-11-06 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=itis.usda.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Harlow |first1=Nora |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RN7uHRg_TU4C&q=Wild+Lilies,+Irises,+and+Grasses. |title=Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses: Gardening with California Monocots |last2=Jakob |first2=Kristin |date=2003 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-23849-7 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[leaf|leaves]] are very slender, 2.5–5&nbsp;mm wide, and blue-green in color. The [[flower]] is variable, golden yellow to cream or pale lavender to deep blue-purple, generally with darker veins. The flower stems are usually short (less than 25&nbsp;cm) when in the sun and bear 2 flowers. It blooms in spring.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iris macrosiphon in Flora of North America @ efloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101709 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.efloras.org}}</ref>

==Uses==
Used as a source of fiber by  [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].  The fiber was used for fish nets, deer snares and other items.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2005-05-24 |title=GROUND IRIS: NATIVE CALIFORNIAN FIBER PLANT, IRIS MACROSIPHON |url=http://www.paleotechnics.com/Articles/Irisarticle.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050524160017/http://www.paleotechnics.com/Articles/Irisarticle.html |archive-date=2005-05-24 |access-date=2024-10-22 }}</ref>

It is also cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]], where it prefers dry summer dormancy, with good drainage.<ref name=":0" />

== External links ==
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?text_only=0&display1=image+ID+num&where-calrecnum=4355 Images from the CalPhotos archive:]

==References==
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[[Category:Iris (plant)|macrosiphon]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of California]]
[[Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands]]
[[Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)]]
[[Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges]]
[[Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Torrey]]
[[Category:Fiber plants]]
[[Category:Garden plants of North America]]
[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]