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Iris sicula (Sicilian Iris) |
Iris sicula (IRIDACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Iris sicula Todaro | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Iridaceae
Juss. (The Iris Family) 23 species from the Iridaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Sicilian Iris | Maltese name(s) : | Fjurduliż Sqalli | Status for Malta : | Subendemic. Found in Malta and neighbouring territories such as in south Sicily, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, etc. | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce
Rare Very rare Extinct
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Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: GEOPHYTE (bearing underground bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, etc.)
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule III and VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Apr-May | Colour of Flowers: | Blue or Violet | Remarks : | Very debatable species for being synonymised and hence lumped by many classifications with Iris pallida, which is a species that has a widespread distribution throughout Italy and east towards ex-Jugoslavia. Investigations should be carred out to establish if I. sicula is really distinct (or not) from I. pallida, but Iris experts claim that they are different species. For now, its subendemic distinction is favoured until documented research shows otherwise. Iris sicula is also reported in Sicily and smaller islands where it is also quite rare and endangered. |
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Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Rocky valley sides. |
Botanical Description: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Distributional map in Europe and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
Ju [Al Bu Ga IJ LS Rm Sa Si] |
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