Iris hookeriana Foster

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

A bulb plant. The rhizome is slender and knobbly. The leaves are 40 cm long. The flowers are blue to purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.4
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 -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The bulbs and leaves are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs leaves
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (rhizome), Nematode infections (rhizome), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Urinary incontinence (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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 hookeriana unspecified picture

Distribution

Iris hookeriana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438708-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783453
COL ID 3PZRX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Iris gilgitensis Iris kemaonensis var. caulescens Iris hookeriana