Gynandriris sisyrinchium (L.) Parl.

Family: IRIDACEAE

Genus: Gynandriris

Sinònims: Iris sisyrinchium L.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytics communities.

Characteristics: This iris can be found above all on the litoral, its leaves are in the form of a canal that ensheathes the stem. Flowers are purple with a yellow and white spot at the centre of the tepals.