Sisyrinchium striatum Sm.

Bermudienne fleur-de-satin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Sisyrinchium

Characteristics

Robust, tufted perennial. Stems to 80 cm high, 5 mm diam., stiff. Leaves < stems, to 1.5 cm wide, in basal fans, erect, bluish-green, few cauline, distant. Inflorescence elongate, c. ⅓ length of stem, rhachis flexuous, flower-clusters distant, sessile. Flowers 9-16 within 2 ovoid cuspidate spathe-valves, pale yellow, externally lilac-veined above, glabrous below. Capsule ± 1 cm long, broadly-cylindrical.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 0.9
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 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Sisyrinchium striatum flower picture by Diaz Rodrigo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sisyrinchium striatum world distribution map, present in France and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:441299-1
WFO ID wfo-0000786079
COL ID 6Z4NC
BDTFX ID 64753
INPN ID 123935
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Synonyms

Sisyrinchium striatum Sisyrinchium libertioides Ferraria ochroleuca Moraea sertula Sisyrinchium lutescens Bermudiana striata Marica striata Sisyrinchium spicatum Sisyrinchium sertiflorum Paneguia striata Sisyrinchium reticulatum