Sisyrinchium bermudiana

For other uses, see Bermudiana (disambiguation).

Sisyrinchium bermudiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sisyrinchium
Species:
S. bermudiana
Binomial name
Sisyrinchium bermudiana
Synonyms[1]
  • Moraea bermudiana (L.) Thunb.
  • Marica bermudiana (L.) Ker Gawl.
  • Bermudiana bermudiana (L.) Kuntze, nom. inval.

Sisyrinchium bermudiana, known as Bermudiana[citation needed] or, along with other members of the genus, as blue-eyed grass,[2] is a flower of the genus Sisyrinchium (of the iris family) that is native to the Atlantic archipelago, and British Overseas Territory, of Bermuda and the island of Ireland. The plant appears and blooms in the spring. It has been used as a totemic flower by Bermudians, and appears in art, jewellery, banknotes and elsewhere.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WCSP_326267 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ Government of Bermuda Department of Conservation Services: Bermudiana Archived 2015-04-27 at archive.today