Sisyrinchium

Not to be confused with Sisyrinchium Mill., illegitimate homonym, a synonym of Moraea

Sisyrinchium
Sisyrinchium bermudiana L. (type species)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Sisyrinchium
L.
Species
Main article: List of Sisyrinchium species
Synonyms[1]
  • Bermudiana Mill.
  • Hydastylus Dryand. ex Salisb.
  • Souza Vell.
  • Paneguia Raf.
  • Pogadelpha Raf.
  • Echthronema Herb.
  • Eriphilema Herb.
  • Glumosia Herb.
  • Oreolirion E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium is a large genus of annual to perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. Native to the New World, the species are known as blue-eyed grasses. Although they are not true grasses (Poaceae), they are monocots.[2]

Several species in the eastern United States are threatened or endangered. This may be due to niche species emerging from their unique tendency toward rapid speciation which helps them adapt to specialized arenic habitats.[3]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Sisyrinchium angustifolium".
  3. ^ TWO NEW SPECIES OF SISYRINCHIUM (IRIDACEAE) FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL UNITED STATES (PDF)