Iris longipetala Herb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes with short, creeping branches, stout, 2–2.5 cm diam., covered with bases of old leaves; roots numerous, fleshy. Stems simple or 1–2-branched, solid, 3–6 dm. Leaves: basal persistent, blade dark green, turning gray or yellow-brown when drying, veins not prominent, linear, 4–7 dm × 0.6–1 cm, usually longer than stem, glaucous or subglaucous, apex acute; cauline 2–3, reduced. Inflorescence units 3–6-flowered; spathes distant, inner sometimes 10 cm distal to outer, green, narrowly linear-lanceolate, 8–15 cm × 20–40 mm, herbaceous, margins and apex scarious. Flowers: perianth pale blue-violet or nearly white, with lilac-purple veins; floral tube funnelform, 0.5–1.3 cm; sepals spreading, then drooping at apex, white, flecked and veined with violet, obovate, 8–10 × 3–5 cm, base attenuate into narrow claw with prominent yellow ridge, signal a yellowish basal patch; petals semierect, oblong, 8–9 × 1.5–2 cm, base gradually attenuate, apex emarginate, bluntly rounded; ovary trigonal with central ridge in each face, 2–5 cm; style narrow basally, widening distally, 3.5–4 × 0.6–1 cm, crests overlapping basally, subquadrate, 1–1.5 cm, margins incised; stigmas obscurely to prominently 2-lobed, margins crenate; pedicels stout, 3–9 cm, unequal at anthesis, becoming ± equal at maturity. Capsules 6-ribbed, oblong-ovoid, tapering to either end, almost round in cross section, 8–9 cm. Seeds dark brown, globular, wrinkled. 2n = 86, 88.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Germination treatment stratification
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Images

Iris longipetala unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438811-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783560
COL ID 6N9XB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Limniris longipetala Dielsiris longipetala Iris longipetala