Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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Learn more about Sisyrinchium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2003)
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-003a:
Sisyrinchium mucronatum var. atlanticum FAMILY Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
COMMON NAME:
Atlantic Blue-eyed Grass, Eastern Blue-eyed Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_siat_004_lvd
Scapes < 1/8" wide (vs. S. angustifolium's conspicuously winged 1/8-1/4"), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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April SC
Francis Marion National Forest
The perianths of Sisyrinchium ssp. are about 3/4" across, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm060423_137
April SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Stems much longer than leaves and usually branched, w 2 long-stalked spathes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2003)
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-003a:
Sisyrinchium mucronatum var. atlanticum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium atlanticum