Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Plant species in the iris family
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Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass,[3] is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to the eastern United States, stretching as far west as Texas and Kansas, where it is the most common blue-eyed grass. It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Sisyrinchium |
| Species: | S. angustifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill., 1768 | |
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Description
Ecology
Habitat
S. angustifolium is most commonly found in habitats such as woodlands, meadows, and sandhill swales.[5]
This species possesses an intermediate shade tolerance and is adapted to both fine and medium-textured soils.[6]
Phenology
S. angustifolium tends to flower from January to May, with peak inflorescence occurring in the spring, around April.[7]
Gallery
Many in a hedge
Flowers, stem, and leaves
Bud before flowering and immature fruits
flower, close
Mature fruits, having released the seeds
