Libertia chilensis (Molina) Gunckel

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Libertia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Libertia chilensis habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Libertia chilensis habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Libertia chilensis leaf picture by di Parodi (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Libertia chilensis flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Libertia chilensis flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Libertia chilensis flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Libertia chilensis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439844-1
WFO ID wfo-0000784656
COL ID 6Q8RK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Libertia grandiflora Libertia formosa Libertia elegans Libertia crassa Choeradodia chilensis Strumaria chilensis Libertia ixioides Libertia ixioides Orthrosanthus chilensis Sisyrinchium fernandezianum Taumastos compressus Tekel formosa Libertia formosa var. grandiflora Libertia formosa var. crassa Sisyrinchium formosum Libertia chilensis