Iris ventricosa Pall.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes knobbly, woody. Roots tough. Leaves grayish green, linear, 20--50 cm × 3--4 mm, few veined, base surrounded by brown, persistent sheaths. Flowering stems 10--15 cm; spathes 3, yellowish green, ovate or broadly lanceolate, 6--8 × 2.5--4 cm, inflated, 2-flowered, transverse veins conspicuous between parallel veins, apex long acuminate. Flowers pale violet, 6--7 cm in diam.; pedicel 1--1.5 cm. Perianth tube 2.5--4 cm, slender; outer segments narrowly spatulate, 3.5--5 cm × 8--10 mm, midvein papillose; inner segments narrowly lanceolate or broadly linear, 3.5--4 cm × 7--8 mm. Stamens 3--3.5 cm; anthers yellowish purple. Ovary ca. 1.5 cm × 2.5--3 mm. Style branches 3.5--3.8 cm × ca. 6 mm. Capsule ellipsoid-cylindric, 2.5--4 × ca. 1 cm, 3-angled, 6-veined, angles thickened, apical beak 2--4.5 cm. Fl. May, fr. Jul--Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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 -

Distribution

Iris ventricosa world distribution map, present in Chile, China, and Montenegro

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000784011
COL ID 3Q27P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Iris ventricosa Xyridion ventricosum Sclerosiphon ventricosum Cryptobasis ventricosa