Olsynium Explained
Olsynium is a genus of summer-dormant rhizomatous perennial flowering plants in the iris family Iridaceae, native to sunny hillsides in South America and western North America. [1] [2]
Description
Height is 10- tall. Leaves are linear, 4cm-30cmcm (02inches-10inchescm) long and 1- broad.
Flowers are bell-shaped, with six white, pink, or lilac tepals, and bloom from late winter to spring.
Etymology
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ol, meaning "a little", and syn-, meaning "joined",[3] referring to the stamens.[4]
Taxonomy
The taxon Olsynium was formerly considered as part of the genus Sisyrinchium. The following species are recognised in the genus Olsynium:[5]
- Olsynium acaule (Klatt) Goldblatt - Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina
- Olsynium andinum (Phil.) Ravenna - central Chile, Neuquén Province in Argentina
- Olsynium biflorum (Thunb.) Goldblatt - Santa Cruz + Tierra del Fuego Provinces in southern Argentina
- Olsynium bodenbenderi (Kurtz) Goldblatt - Mendoza Province in Argentina
- Olsynium chrysochromum J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores - central Chile
- Olsynium douglasii (A.Dietr.) E.P.Bicknell - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, extreme northern California, Idaho, northern Nevada, northwestern Utah
- Olsynium filifolium (Gaudich.) Goldblatt - southern Argentina, Falkland Islands
- Olsynium junceum (E.Mey. ex C.Presl) Goldblatt - Bolivia, Argentina, Chile
- Olsynium lyckholmii (Dusén) Goldblatt - central Chile, southern Argentina
- Olsynium nigricans (Phil.) R.A.Rodr. & Martic. - Maule Province in Chile
- Olsynium obscurum (Cav.) Goldblatt - southern Chile, Tierra del Fuego Province in Argentina
- Olsynium philippii (Klatt) Goldblatt - central Chile
- Olsynium porphyreum (Kraenzl.) Ravenna - Peru
- Olsynium scirpoideum (Poepp.) Goldblatt - central + northern Chile, Rio Negro Province in Argentina
- Olsynium stoloniferum Ravenna - O'Higgins Province in Chile
- Olsynium trinerve (Baker) R.A.Rodr. & Martic. - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile
- Olsynium villosum Ravenna - Santiago Province in Chile
External links
Notes and References
- http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Olsynium%20douglasii.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
- Book: Manning, John . Goldblatt, Peter . The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon. 219–21 . 2008. 978-0-88192-897-6.
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