Gynandriris sisyrinchium, (L.) Pari.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1980, Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 92

1. G. sisyrinchium (L.) Pari. , Nuovi Gen. Sp. Monocot. 52 (1854)

( Iris sisyrinchium L. ).

Corm 15-30 mm in diameter, globose, surrounded by numerous tunics, the outer coarsely fibrous. Plant 10-30(-45) cm. Leaves 1-2, with long, sheathing base, the free portion 10-50 cm x 1-5-5 mm, flexuous, procumbent or ascending, convolute when dry. Flowers fugitive, in 1-4 compact cymes, each with 1-6 flowers. Spathes 4-6 cm, scarious. Perianth violet-blue to purple, the falls with a white or yellow patch. Falls c. 30 x 10mm, with elliptic-obovate limb; standards c. 25 x 5 mm, with slender, canaliculate claw and lanceolate limb. Style-branches suberect, deeply 2-fid. Beak of ovary 20-30 mm, very slender. Capsule (excluding beak) 20 x 4 mm. Seeds 1-5 mm, pyriform, brown. 2n = 24. Dry places, especially near the coast. Mediterranean region, C. & S. Portugal. BI Co Cr Gr Hs It Lu Sa Si Tu.