Sisyrinchium idahoense
Sisyrinchium idahoense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Sisyrinchium |
Species: | S. idahoense
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Binomial name | |
Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P.Bicknell
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Sisyrinchium idahoense, the Idaho blue-eyed grass,[2] is a perennial that is native to western North America. It is not a true grass, but is instead in the family Iridaceae.[3]
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[]
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Sisyrinchium idahoense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Media related to Sisyrinchium idahoense at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sisyrinchium idahoense at Wikispecies
- Jepson manual - Sisyrinchium idahoense
- Sisyrinchium idahoense - Photo gallery
Categories:
- Sisyrinchium
- Flora of the Western United States
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Flora of California
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora of North America
- Plants described in 1899
- Iridaceae stubs