Difference between revisions of "Sisyrichium idahoense"
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*Species: S. idahoense | *Species: S. idahoense | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Showy, tufted perennial to 40 cm tall; stems usually flattened and wing-margined. Leaves mostly basal, long (to 20 cm).and very narrow (< 2 mm broad). Flowers blue to purplish-blue often with a yellow "eye", small (about 2 cm across) and in a terminal cluster of one to five flowers above a pair of sheathing, leaf-like bracts. Fruits egg-shaped capsules to 6 mm long, with black seeds | + | Showy, tufted perennial to 40 cm tall; stems usually flattened and wing-margined. Leaves mostly basal, long (to 20 cm).and very narrow (< 2 mm broad). Flowers blue to purplish-blue often with a yellow "eye", small (about 2 cm across) and in a terminal cluster of one to five flowers above a pair of sheathing, leaf-like bracts. Fruits egg-shaped capsules to 6 mm long, with black seeds <ref>Pojar and MacKinnon, 1994</ref> |
==Bloom Period== | ==Bloom Period== | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
===Site Rehabilitation=== | ===Site Rehabilitation=== | ||
| − | Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites | + | Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites <ref>Winters, 2002</ref><br> |
===Wildlife=== | ===Wildlife=== | ||
| − | Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations | + | Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations <ref>Henderson, 1976</ref> <br> |
===Landscaping=== | ===Landscaping=== | ||
| − | Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden | + | Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden <ref>Tenenbaum et al., 1994</ref><br> |
===First Nations=== | ===First Nations=== | ||
Infusion of root given to children for diarrhea; Eaten as cooked greens for “regular bowels”; decoction of roots and stalks taken before morning meal for constipation; compound with plant taken for “summer complaint”; infusion of plant taken for stomach troubles and stomach worms; mixed with other greens and eaten. | Infusion of root given to children for diarrhea; Eaten as cooked greens for “regular bowels”; decoction of roots and stalks taken before morning meal for constipation; compound with plant taken for “summer complaint”; infusion of plant taken for stomach troubles and stomach worms; mixed with other greens and eaten. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:04, 16 April 2012
First overview block: Scientific Name, Synonyms, Family, English Names, Other Names
Contents
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- (unranked): Angiosperms
- (unranked): Monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Iridaceae
- Subfamily: Iridoideae
- Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
- Genus: Sisyrinchium
- Species: S. idahoense
Description
Showy, tufted perennial to 40 cm tall; stems usually flattened and wing-margined. Leaves mostly basal, long (to 20 cm).and very narrow (< 2 mm broad). Flowers blue to purplish-blue often with a yellow "eye", small (about 2 cm across) and in a terminal cluster of one to five flowers above a pair of sheathing, leaf-like bracts. Fruits egg-shaped capsules to 6 mm long, with black seeds [1]
Bloom Period
May to July
Distribution
Habitat
Uses
Site Rehabilitation
Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites [2]
Wildlife
Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations [3]
Landscaping
Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden [4]
First Nations
Infusion of root given to children for diarrhea; Eaten as cooked greens for “regular bowels”; decoction of roots and stalks taken before morning meal for constipation; compound with plant taken for “summer complaint”; infusion of plant taken for stomach troubles and stomach worms; mixed with other greens and eaten.
