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Sisyrinchium xerophyllum
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum Greene
Scrub Blue-eyed Grass, Jeweled Blue-eyed Grass
Iridaceae (Iris Family)
Synonym(s): Sisyrinchium solstitiale, Sisyrinchium tortum
USDA Symbol: SIXE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: To about 20 inches in height when flowering.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Blue , Purple , VioletBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Tepals pale blue, purple, light purple, violet or rarely white, yellow basally.
Distribution
USA: FL , GAWeb Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Sisyrinchium xerophyllum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Sisyrinchium xerophyllum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sisyrinchium xerophyllum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-06Research By: Joseph A. Marcus