Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora

(Lemoine) N. E. Brown

Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 264. 1932.

Common names: Montbretia
Basionym: Montbretia ×crocosmiiflora Lemoine Garden (London 1871–1927) 18: 188. 1881
Synonyms: Tritonia ×crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) G. Nicholson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26.

Plants 50–100 cm; corms globose, 15–25 mm diam. Stems usually 2–4-branched, often curving distally. Leaves 5–8, mostly basal, basal much larger than cauline; blade lanceolate, 8–20 mm wide. Spikes: spathes 6–10 mm, apex brown, dry, outer apex acute, inner apex 2-keeled, bifurcate; flowers distichous. Tepals spreading, dorsal weakly arcuate, paler in center, sometimes with darker markings at base, subequal, outer whorl slightly larger than inner, 16–25 × 6–9 mm; perianth-tube 12–15 mm; filaments 15–22 mm; anthers 6–8 mm; ovary oblong, ca. 3 mm; style arching over stamens, branching at or shortly beyond anther apices; branches ca. 4 mm, apically bifid. Capsules ca. 8 mm. Seeds blackish, ca. 2.5 mm diam. (or aborted and plants partly or completely sterile). 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering mainly Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Roadsides, thickets, forest margins
Elevation: 50 m

Distribution

Introduced; B.C., Calif., Fla., N.C., Oreg., S.C., Tex., Wash., South Africa

Discussion

Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora is an escape from cultivation.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
dehiscing +  and latrorse +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Peter Goldblatt +
(Lemoine) N. E. Brown +
4-8-flowered +
inclined;more or less horizontal +
much larger +
Montbretia ×crocosmiiflora +
parallel-veined +
lanceolate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
orange +  and reddish +
unequal +
filiform +
expanded +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
3-lobed +  and globose +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
Montbretia +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
monochasial +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Fla. +, N.C. +, Oreg. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Wash. +  and South Africa +
distinct or;partly completely connate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
odorless +
winged +, branched +  and simple +
angled +, compressed +  and terete +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
woody;firm;cartilaginous +
Roadsides, thickets, forest margins +
bifurcate +  and 2-keeled +
textured +  and firm +
slightly larger +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
slightly larger +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
funnel--shaped +
petaloid +, zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering mainly Jul–Aug. +
Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa +
matte +  and shiny +
2 +  and 4 +
globose +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
monochasial +
2-4-branched +
curving +
notched +
Tritonia ×crocosmiiflora +
Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora +
Crocosmia +
species +
subequal +
unequal +