...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 046-02-004:
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sisyrinchium graminoides
COMMON NAME:
Blue-eyed Grass, Stout Blue-eyed Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sian3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sigr10_001_lvd
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Ben Geer Keys bgk1389_a
April-May?
Stems are usually branched, each with 2(+) spathes on long peduncles, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0305z_28
May Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Scape conspicuously winged, 1/8"-1/4" wide, and about same length as leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm080517_118
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Capsule globose to oblong, 4-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140504_714
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140504_719b
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140504_772
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Bobbie L Holt blh1389_a
July Anderson County SC
Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery
At the base of each petal is a sulfur-yellow patch, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.