OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sisyrinchium nashii   FAMILY Iridaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium nashii   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Sisyrinchium nashii

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)

Sisyrinchium nashii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Sisyrinchium nashii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Sisyrinchium nashii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-002?:

Sisyrinchium arenicola   FAMILY Iridaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sisyrinchium fibrosum

 

COMMON NAME:
Nash's Blue-eyed-grass


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sisyrinchium nashii   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium nashii   FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sisyrinchium nashii

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Sisyrinchium nashii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Sisyrinchium nashii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sisyrinchium nashii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-002?:
Sisyrinchium arenicola   FAMILY Iridaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium fibrosum

 

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4721

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dryish woodlands and forests, longleaf pine sandhills, pine rocklands, scrubby flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in GA & SC (uncommon to rare in NC)

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals: perianth rotate, tepals abruptly spreading in a plane
3 united stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences solitary, not paired (thus, only 1 pair of chartaceous scales within the 2 green spathe bracts)

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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