Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
FAMILY
Iridaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Sisyrinchium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-004:
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium graminoides
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Stout Blue-eyed Grass
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JK Marlow jkm200422_4034
April Greenville County SC
Differentiating between species is exacerbated by nomenclature disagreements, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Ben Geer Keys bgk1389_a
April-May?
Stems are usually branched, each with 2(+) spathes on long peduncles, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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.
JK Marlow jkm190504_8094
May Greenville County SC
Scape conspicuously winged, 1/8"-1/4" wide, and about same length as leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm190518_8443
May Greenville County SC
Each tepal terminates in a tiny pointed tip often slightly notched, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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.
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-004:
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium graminoides