NameThatPlant.net: Sisyrinchium atlanticum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sisyrinchium atlanticum FAMILY Iridaceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Sisyrinchium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium atlanticum FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-003b:

Sisyrinchium mucronatum var. atlanticum FAMILY Iridaceae

COMMON NAME:
Atlantic Blue-eyed-grass, Eastern Blue-eyed-grass

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sisyrinchium atlanticum FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium atlanticum FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-003b:
Sisyrinchium mucronatum var. atlanticum FAMILY Iridaceae

2086

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry, sandy or rocky places, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Mountains)

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals: perianth rotate, tepals abruptly spreading in a plane
3 united stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences solitary, not paired (thus, only 1 pair of chartaceous scales within the 2 green spathe bracts)

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

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