Sicilian dwarf iris
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The iris pseudopumila ( Iris pseudopumila ) is a plant from the family Iridaceae (Iridaceae).
features
The rhizome is strong. The stem is up to 25 centimeters long. The leaves are up to 15 millimeters wide, pointed and lanceolate to sickle-shaped. They survive the winter. The flowers are single and purple, completely yellow or only the three outer bracts are purple-brown in color. The outer bracts are 5 to 7.5 inches long and yellow-bearded, their ends are bent outwards. The inner bracts are erect and sloping. They are about as long as the outer ones, their lip is broadly elliptical. The flower tube is 5 to 7.5 inches long. The bracts are up to 12 centimeters long and almost completely enclose the flower tube. Some of them are covered by the leaves.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 16.
Occurrence
The Sicilian dwarf iris occurs in the central Mediterranean region. It grows in meadows and garigues .
Systematics
One can distinguish between two subspecies:
- Iris pseudopumila subsp. gozoensis N.Service : It only occurs in Gozo .
- Iris pseudopumila subsp. pseudopumila : It occurs in Sicily, Malta, southeastern Italy and the northwestern Balkan peninsula.
supporting documents
- Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: What is in bloom in the Mediterranean? (= Kosmos nature guide ). 1st edition. Franckh, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-440-05790-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
- ↑ a b Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Iris pseudopumila. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved April 22, 2020.
