Iris tingitana Boiss. & Reut.

Morocco iris (en), Iris de Tanger (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.45-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

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°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Iris tingitana unspecified picture

Distribution

Iris tingitana world distribution map, present in Algeria and Morocco

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439190-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783967
COL ID 6N9YV
BDTFX ID 121669
INPN ID 103720
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Iris coronaria Iris tingitana Xiphion fontanesii Iris fontanesii Iris theresiae Iris xiphia Iris xiphium Xiphion tingitanum Xiphion sordidum Iris spectabilis Iris fontanesii var. mellorii Iris xiphium var. lusitanica Iris tingitana var. fontanesii Iris lusitanica var. sordida Iris variabilis subsp. lusitanica Iris variabilis subsp. sordida