Iris typhifolia Kitag.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes creeping. Leaves linear, twisted, 30--40 cm × ca. 2 mm at anthesis, ca. 90 cm × 6 mm in fruit, midvein distinct, base surrounded by persistent fibers, apex long acuminate. Flowering stems 50--60 cm, hollow, 2-or 3-leaved; spathes 3 or 4, green, reddish brown at margin, lanceolate, 5.5--6 × 1--1.2 cm, 2-flowered, apex acuminate. Flowers dark violet, 6--7 cm in diam.; pedicel 1--5 cm. Perianth tube ca. 5 mm; outer segments obovate, 5--5.5 × ca. 2 cm; inner segments erect, oblanceolate, 4.5--5 × 1--1.2 cm, apex retuse. Stamens ca. 3 cm; anthers yellow-brown. Ovary cylindric, 1.5--2 cm × 2--3 mm. Style branches ca. 3.5 × 1--1.2 cm. Capsule ellipsoid, 4.5--5 × 1.2--1.5 cm, 3-angled, 6-veined. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jul--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Iris typhifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Iris typhifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439216-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783993
COL ID 6MXYQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Iris typhifolia Limniris typhifolia