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Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium

not marked as a favorite taxon Sisyrinchium capillare E.P. Bicknell. Common name: Wiry Blue-eyed-grass. Phenology: Mar-Jun; May-Jun. Habitat: Wet pine savannas and flatwoods, acid seepages in the lower Piedmont. Distribution: Mainly Coastal Plain, from se. VA south to ne. FL.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA26, G, GW1, K4, S, S13, Va, Sorrie et al (2012); < Sisyrinchium albidum Raf. — RAB, W, WH3. Basionym: Sisyrinchium capillare E.P.Bicknell 1899

Links to other floras: = Sisyrinchium capillare - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Sisyrinchium capillare© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sisyrinchium capillare© Will Stuart
image #3 of Sisyrinchium capillare© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Sisyrinchium capillare© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷

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