Iridaceae FAMILY

Sisyrinchium acre

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

A plant of higher elevations in the tropics, usually found at elevations above 1,500 metres^{[1, 2]}. It has been cultivated successfully at elevations as low as 100 metres^[2]. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade^[2]. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil^[2]. Best planted under or near other plants for added protection^[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sisyrinchium+acre>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants.
[2]Native Plants Hawaii — http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/ ↩︎A website containing information on a range of native Hawaiian plants, with descriptions, habitat, traditional uses etc.
[3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.