Nemastylis nuttallii Pickering ex R.C.Foster

Nuttall's pleatleaf (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Nemastylis

Characteristics

Plants slender, 18–35 cm. Bulbs ca. 10 mm diam. Stems simple, rarely 1-branched. Leaves usually 3–4, basal leaves (0–)1–2; blade linear, ± reaching base of rhipidia, proximalmost cauline leaf blade linear, others reduced, bractlike. Rhipidia 1–2-flowered; outer spathe 18–22 mm, inner 25–30 mm, apex dry. Tepals pale blue, lanceolate, ca. 20 mm; filaments connate into tube, 1–2 mm; anthers (4–)6–8 mm; ovary oblong, 6–8 mm; style branching ca. 2 mm above apex of filament tube; branches ca. 2.5 mm. Capsules oblong, truncate, 10–15(–20) mm. Seeds compressed with winged angles, ca. 2.5 × 1.5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Nemastylis nuttallii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168166-2
WFO ID wfo-0000790842
COL ID 8WYKD
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Synonyms

Nemastylis nuttallii