Ixioliriaceae

E854836

Ixioliriaceae is a small family of flowering monocot plants known for bulbous or cormous herbs with showy, often blue or purple, flowers, native mainly to Central and Western Asia.

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Label Occurrences
Ixioliriaceae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
chromosomeType monocot-type chromosomes ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Monocots ⓘ
linked to: Liliopsida
climatePreference temperate to continental climates ⓘ
containsGenus Ixiolirion ⓘ
dispersal seed dispersal by gravity ⓘ
distribution Eurasia ⓘ
familyNameSuffix -aceae ⓘ
floralOrganNumber typically six tepals ⓘ
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic ⓘ
fruitType capsule ⓘ
growthSeason spring-flowering ⓘ
habitat open rocky slopes ⓘ
steppe-like habitats ⓘ
hasEconomicUse ornamental plants ⓘ
hasFlowerCharacteristic showy flowers ⓘ
hasFlowerColor blue ⓘ
purple ⓘ
hasGrowthForm bulbous herb ⓘ
cormous herb ⓘ
isMonogeneric true ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType narrow leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
nativeTo Central Asia ⓘ
Western Asia ⓘ
order Asparagales ⓘ
ovaryPosition superior ovary ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
previouslyIncludedIn Amaryllidaceae ⓘ
Iridaceae ⓘ
recognizedBy APG III system ⓘ
linked to: APG III

APG IV system ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction ⓘ
reproductiveStructure flower ⓘ
seedType endospermic seeds ⓘ
soilPreference well-drained soils ⓘ
stamenNumber typically six stamens ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Ixiolirion ⓘ
undergroundStorageOrgan bulb ⓘ
corm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asparagales → includesFamily → Ixioliriaceae ⓘ