Olsynium
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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][3]
Description
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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",[4] referring to the stamens.[5]
Taxonomy
The taxon Olsynium was formerly considered as part of the genus Sisyrinchium. The following species are recognised in the genus Olsynium:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| File:Olsynium acaule.jpg | Olsynium acaule (Klatt) Goldblatt | Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina |
| Olsynium andinum (Phil.) Ravenna | central Chile, Neuquén Province in Argentina | |
| File:Blanca Como La Nieve (124833929).jpeg | 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 | |
| File:Olsynium douglasii 38420.JPG | 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 | |
| File:Olsynium junceum-flor.JPG | 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 | |
| File:Olsynium scirpoideum.jpg | 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 |
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References
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- ↑ 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.
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External links
- Flora of North America
- Pacific Bulb Society
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.