Sisyrinchium angustifolium

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Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sisyrinchium
Species:
S. angustifolium
Binomial name
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Mill., 1768
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Bermudiana angustifolia (Mill.) Kuntze (1891)
    • Bermudiana bermudiana var. albida Kuntze (1898)
    • Bermudiana bermudiana var. angustifolia (Mill.) Kuntze (1898)
    • Sisyrinchium bermudiana subsp. angustifolium (Mill.) P.Fourn. (1935)
    • Bermudiana graminea Gaertn. (1788)
    • Bermudiana graminea (Lam.) Nieuwl. (1913)
    • Bermudiana graminifolia Medik. (1787)
    • Bermudiana homomalla (Klatt) Kuntze (1891)
    • Bermudiana iridifolia Medik. (1787)
    • Ferraria pulchella Salisb. (1796)
    • Ferraria violacea Salisb. (1796)
    • Marica mucronata Ker Gawl. (1827)
    • Sisyrinchium acuminatum Herb. (1843)
    • Sisyrinchium anceps Cav. (1788)
    • Sisyrinchium bermudiana var. anceps (Cav.) A.Gray (1867)
    • Sisyrinchium carolinianum E.P.Bicknell (1899)
    • Sisyrinchium cultrifolium Noronha (1790)
    • Sisyrinchium excisum Godr. (1853)
    • Sisyrinchium gramineum Lam. (1785)
    • Sisyrinchium graminoides E.P.Bicknell (1896)
    • Sisyrinchium hibernicum Á.Löve & D.Löve (1961)
    • Sisyrinchium homomallum Klatt (1882)
    • Sisyrinchium iridioides Curtis (1789)
    • Sisyrinchium membranaceum E.P.Bicknell (1899)
    • Sisyrinchium nuttallii Sweet (1826)
    • Sisyrinchium ramosum Herb. (1843)

Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, [3] is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to the eastern United States, stretching as far west as Texas and Kansas, where it is the most common blue-eyed grass. It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.

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Description

Height: 15–50 cm (6–20 in). Stem: broadly winged, 2–4 mm (116316 in) wide, usually branched. Leaves: 2–6 mm (11614 in) wide. Tepals: 6, blue, [4] 7–10 mm (1438 in), each tipped with a sharp point, veined, and darkening toward central yellow patch.

Ecology

Habitat

S. angustifolium is most commonly found in habitats such as woodlands, meadows, and sandhill swales. [5]

This species possesses an intermediate shade tolerance and is adapted to both fine and medium textured soils. [6]

Phenology

S. angustifolium tends to flower from January to May, with peak inflorescence occurring in the spring, around April. [7]

References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Sisyrinchium angustifolium". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. "Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. "Sisyrinchium angustifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 72. ISBN   0-87842-280-3. OCLC   25708726.
  5. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  6. "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  7. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 29 MAY 2018

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