*Sisyrinchium micranthum Cavanilles. Common name: Lawn Blue-eyed-grass, Fairy Stars, Annual Blue-eyed-grass. Phenology: Mar-Jun; Mar-Jun. Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, prairies, pinelands. Distribution: Apparently introduced from South America (se. VA south to s. FL, west to e. TX).
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Taxonomy Comments: See Sorrie (2023) for discussion of taxonomy and nativity.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Sorrie (2023) in Weakley et al (2023); = n/a — C; > Sisyrinchium brownei Small — S; > Sisyrinchium exile E.P.Bicknell — Bah, S13; > Sisyrinchium rosulatum E.P.Bicknell — ETx1, FNA26, GW1, K4, RAB, S, S13, Tx, Va, WH3, Hornberger (1991). Basionym: Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav. 1788
Links to other floras: > Sisyrinchium rosulatum - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
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