Olsynium douglasii
grass widows, purple-eyed grass
entirely to partly concealed by long sheathing leaf bases.
basal; narrow; grass-like, not forming a fan.
scorpioid cymes;
bracts unequal in length.
perianth united in short tube, 12–30 mm long; reddish purple; lower 50% of filaments fused, filament column enlarged, glabrous, exuding nectar;
styles 3; slender, extending between anthers.
globose.
brown, angular.
=64.
Olsynium douglasii
2 varieties.
Olsynium has been included in Sisyrinchium by some. In addition to rounded, unbranched stems, the genus is distinguished by the glabrous filament column which produces nectar, the only member of Iridaceae to secrete nectar from filaments.
Ann Willyard
BC
OR
WA
Flora NW
PNW Herbaria
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist
USDA Plants Database
