Sisyrinchium albidum

Sisyrinchium albidum
Sisyrinchium albidum flower

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sisyrinchium
Species:
S. albidum
Binomial name
Sisyrinchium albidum

Sisyrinchium albidum, commonly known as white blue-eyed grass,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.

The stem of Sisyrinchium albidum is commonly pale grey and threadlike, measuring 0.2 to 0.5 m high and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. Similarly, its narrow, stiff leaves are 0.5 to 1 mm wide. Its twinned spathes (by which it is characterized, along with its leaves) are green and purple-tinged and 1.5 to 2 cm high. The outer part of the flower, including the petals, is white to violet and 8–10 mm long. Its fruits are 2–4 mm long and a pale yellow-green. It is found mostly in eastern North America.[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Sisyrinchium albidum". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sisyrinchium albidum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. ^ Hill, L. Michael (June 1984). "A Floristic and Chromosomal Study of Sisyrinchium (Iridaceae) in Virginia". Castanea. 49 (2). Southern Appalachian Botanical Society: 62–68. JSTOR 4033265.