Iris halophila Pall.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes purple brown, thick, 1.3--3 cm in diam. Roots thick. Leaves erect or slightly curved, grayish green, sword-shaped, 20--60 × 1--2 cm, midvein absent. Flowering stems with 1--4 very short, lateral branches, thick, 20--40 cm × ca. 5 mm; spathes 3, green, 5.5--9 × ca. 2 cm, 2-flowered. Flowers yellow or violet, 5--7 cm in diam.; pedicel 1.5--3 cm. Perianth tube ca. 1 cm; outer segments fiddle-shaped, with a constriction between claw and limb, claw 2--3 × ca. 0.5 cm, limb oblong or oblanceolate, ca. 1.5 × 1 cm; inner segments oblanceolate, ca. 3.5 cm × 6--8 mm. Stamens ca. 3 cm; anthers yellow. Ovary 3.5--4 cm, distally attenuate into a long, slender beak. Style branches ca. 3.5 cm × 6 mm. Capsule greenish brown, ellipsoid-cylindric, 6--9 × 2--2.5 cm, with a pair of ridges at each angle, apex long beaked. Seeds pyriform, 5--6 mm in diam.; testa yellowish maroon, glossy, papery. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jul--Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses dye essential oil medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Teething (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Cosmetic (unspecified), Dentifrice (unspecified)
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°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Iris halophila unspecified picture

Distribution

Iris halophila world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Pakistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438680-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783416
COL ID 3PZR4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Xiphion gueldenstadtianum Chamaeiris halophila Iris halophila Iris pallida Xyridion halophilum Iris desertorum Iris erratica Iris spathulata Iris spuria subsp. halophila Iris spuria var. halophila Iris spuria var. desertorum

Lower taxons

Iris halophila var. sogdiana Iris halophila var. halophila