Sisyrinchium idahoense

Sisyrinchium idahoense
A flower with six purple tepals with pointed tips atop a thin green stem with another slightly closed flower and more in the blurred background

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sisyrinchium
Species:
S. idahoense
Binomial name
Sisyrinchium idahoense
Varieties[2]
  • S. idahoense var. idahoense
  • S. idahoense var. macounii (E.P.Bicknell) Douglass M.Hend.
  • S. idahoense var. occidentale (E.P.Bicknell) Douglass M.Hend.
  • S. idahoense var. segetum (E.P.Bicknell) Douglass M.Hend.
Synonyms[3][4][5][6]
List
    • Sisyrinchium birameum Piper (1906)
    • Sisyrinchium idahoense var. birameum (Piper) J.K.Henry (1917)
    • Sisyrinchium juncellum Greene (1912)
    • Sisyrinchium macounii E.P.Bicknell (1900)
    • Sisyrinchium occidentale E.P.Bicknell (1899)
    • Sisyrinchium oreophilum E.P.Bicknell (1904)
    • Sisyrinchium segetum E.P.Bicknell (1899)

Sisyrinchium idahoense, the Idaho blue-eyed grass,[7] is a perennial that is native to western North America. It is not a true grass, but is instead in the family Iridaceae.[8]

Characteristics

Sisyrinchium idahoense is found in generally moist grassy areas and open woodlands, and by stream banks, below 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). It grows 6–18 in tall with narrow grass-like leaves. The flower is usually a deep bluish purple to blue-violet, or pale blue, rarely white, and yellow-throated.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Sisyrinchium idahoense". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P.Bicknell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Sisyrinchium idahoense var. macounii (E.P.Bicknell) Douglass M.Hend". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale (E.P.Bicknell) Douglass M.Hend". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Sisyrinchium idahoense var. segetum (E.P.Bicknell) Douglass M.Hend". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. ^ NRCS. "Sisyrinchium idahoense". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ^ Graf, Michael (1999). Plants of the Tahoe Basin: Flowering Plants, Trees, and Ferns : a Photographic Guide. University of California Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-520-21583-2.


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