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Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sisyrinchium micranthum Cavanilles. Common name: Lawn Blue-eyed-grass, Fairy Stars, Annual Blue-eyed-grass, Espadilla. Phenology: Mar-Jun; Mar-Jun. Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, prairies, pinelands. Distribution: Apparently introduced from South America (se. Virginia south to s. Florida, west to e. Texas).

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Origin/Endemic status: South America

Taxonomy Comments: See Sorrie (2023) for discussion of taxonomy and nativity.

Synonymy ⓘ: = NSProv, POWO, 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, K1, K4, NS, RAB, S, S13, Tx, Va, WH3, Hornberger (1991). Basionym: Sisyrinchium micranthum Cavanilles 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)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Sisyrinchium micranthum© Alan Cressler: Sisyrinchium rosulatum, Hood Road Flatrock, Walton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sisyrinchium micranthum© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sisyrinchium micranthum© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Sisyrinchium micranthum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Sisyrinchium micranthum© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Sisyrinchium micranthum© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
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