List of Sisyrinchium species

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Approximately 211 species are currently accepted within the genus Sisyrinchium . [1] [2] Botanists have divided the genus using several schemes in the past, but the current division into 10 sections proposed by Inacio et al in 2017 is rooted in phylogenetic analysis and mapped to consistent morphological characters.

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Accepted species [3]
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References

  1. ↑ POWO 2024.
  2. ↑ IPNI 2024.
  3. ↑ Search for "Sisyrinchium", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2012-09-22
  4. ↑ "Sisyrinchium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  5. ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Sisyrinchium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

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