Iris serotina
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Iris serotina is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Xiphium.
Serotina comes from the Greek word, 'serotina' meaning late in flowering.[2]
In 1861, Heinrich Moritz Willkomm described Iris serotina after seeing plants from Province of Jaén (Spain).[3] Originally, he called it 'Iris filifolia', but this was later corrected to Iris serotina.[4] Then published in 'Prodromus Florae Hispanicae' Vol.1 in 1861.[5] It was later illustrated in Curtis's Botanical Magazine No.733 in 1977.[6]
Habit
Iris serotina has blue-violet flowers, the petals are veined with a deeper violet colour, and the falls are marked with a yellow patch.[7] It normally has 2 - 3 flowers per stem.[6] It generally flowers in August.[7]
It grows to a maximum height of 60 cm (24 in.). The leaves are 2-6mm wide and grow between 30–60 cm tall.[8] They appear in the autumn[9] but then fade before flowering.[6]
Its seeds are small, yellow and semi-circular.[8]
It is best grown in a bulb frame or a very sheltered dry border, in the UK.[10]
Native
Originally found in South eastern Spain.[7] It has been found in Cuenca, Jaen and Province of Granada. It also has been found in Rif, Morocco.[3]
It was on the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants in Spain.[11]
References
- ^ "Iris serotina Willk. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Stearn, William (1972). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names. London: Cassell. p. 291. ISBN 0304937215.
- ^ a b "Candollea (Journal International de botanique systematique)" (pdf). 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Crespo Villalba, Manuel B. (2012). "Nomenclatural Types of Iberian Irises (Iris and Related genera, Iridaceae)" (pdf). rua.ua.es. p. 59. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Iris serotina". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ a b c James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification, p. 259, at Google Books
- ^ a b c Austin, Claire. "Irises A Garden Encyclopedia" (pdf). worldtracker.org. p. 287. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b "iris serotina". iridaceae.e-monocot.org. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "The Southern African Bulb Group, Newsletter No. 10" (pdf). www.sabg.tk. April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Cassidy, G.E.; Linnegar, S. (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 74. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
- ^ Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett (Editors) 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants, p. 679, at Google Books
Other sources
- Fennane, M. & M. I. Tattou. 1998. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires rares, menacées ou endémiques du Maroc. Bocconea 8:205.
- Maire, R. C. J. E. et al. 1952–. Flore de l'Afrique du Nord. (F Afr Nord)
- Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. (Iris) 137.
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur)
External links
Media related to Iris serotina at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris serotina at Wikispecies