Iris graminea L.

Iris de Bayonne (fr), Iris à feuilles de graminées (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Iris graminea habit picture by Lejarazu Edorta (cc-by-sa)
Iris graminea habit picture by Pietro Brignoli (cc-by-sa)
Iris graminea habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Iris graminea leaf picture by Peggy Boucharlat-Belmont (cc-by-sa)
Iris graminea leaf picture by Jan Löser (cc-by-sa)
Iris graminea leaf picture by Владимир Терзиев (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Iris graminea flower picture by Bernadette Rocco (cc-by-sa)
Iris graminea flower picture by Para Onde Flor Monica Stoyanov (cc-by-sa)
Iris graminea flower picture by Florian (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Iris graminea world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438663-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783399
COL ID 3PZQS
BDTFX ID 35923
INPN ID 103738
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chamaeiris graminea Iris nikitensis Xiphion gramineum Xyridion gramineum Iris compressa Iris pseudocyperus Iris pseudograminea Iris sylvatica Iris lamprophylla Iris suavis Limniris graminea Iris bayonnensis Iris graminea var. latifolia Iris graminea var. pseudocyperus Iris graminea var. sylvatica Iris graminea var. bayonnensis Iris graminea subsp. sylvatica Chamaeiris graminea subsp. pseudocyperus Iris adami Iris graminea