Iris purdyi Eastw.

Purdy's iris (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes much branched, forming dense clumps, dark red-brown, very slender, 0.3–0.6 cm diam., covered with remains of old leaves; roots fibrous. Stems simple, solid, 1.5–2.5 dm. Leaves: basal few, laxly spreading, longer than stem, blade bright dark green adaxially, flushed pink basally, veins subprominent, linear, 2.8–4.8 dm × 0.5–0.8 cm, rather glaucous abaxially, margins thickened, apex acute; cauline imbricated, sheathing, free only at tips, bracteiform, blade green edged with pink, strongly striate, inflated, apex acuminate. Inflorescence units 1–2-flowered; spathes green with prominent red margins, inflated, broadly lanceolate-ovate, 5.6–7 cm × 8–13 mm, unequal, outer shorter than inner, herbaceous, apex acuminate. Flowers: perianth pale creamy yellow flushed with pale lavender, with conspicuous brownish purple lines; floral tube linear, 3–5 cm, somewhat dilated apically; sepals widely spreading, veined and dotted with deeper purple on claw and limb, oblanceolate, 5.5–8.4 × 1.6–2.7 cm; petals spreading, lanceolate, 5–7 × 1–2 cm, margins sinuate; ovary trigonal in cross section with groove along each angle, narrow, 1–1.5 cm; style 2–3 cm, crests narrowly semiovate or nearly linear, laciniate, 1–2 cm; stigmas rounded-truncate to 2-lobed, never triangular, margins minutely denticulate; pedicel 1–2 cm. Capsules oblong-ovoid, trigonal, somewhat beaked, 2–3 cm. Seeds light brown, D-shaped, oblong-ovoid, thick, finely wrinkled. 2n = 40.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.38
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
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Flower color
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Environment

Redwood forests and mixed forests along the coastal range, open woods and roadside banks.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Images

Iris purdyi unspecified picture

Distribution

Iris purdyi world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130124-2
WFO ID wfo-0000783771
COL ID 3Q227
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Iris purdyi Limniris purdyi Iris lansdaleana Iris macrosiphon var. purdyi