Sisyrinchium bellum(synonym of Sisyrinchium angustifolium) |
Sisyrinchium bellum |
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beautiful blue-eyed grass, western blue-eyed grass |
beautiful blue-eyed grass, western blue-eyed grass |
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Stems | branched, tufted. |
branched, tufted. |
Inflorescences | born singly; bracts with translucent margin and wider than supporting branch. |
born singly; bracts with translucent margin and wider than supporting branch. |
Flowers | outer perianth segments broadly wedge-shaped; perianth segments 10–11 mm long, light blue to dark bluish violet, rarely purplish or white; tips rounded and more or less notched, yellow eye 2–2.4 mm long; filaments connate and glabrous, filament column 5–5.5 mm long. |
outer perianth segments broadly wedge-shaped; perianth segments 10–11 mm long, light blue to dark bluish violet, rarely purplish or white; tips rounded and more or less notched, yellow eye 2–2.4 mm long; filaments connate and glabrous, filament column 5–5.5 mm long. |
Fruits | globose to obovoid, tan to dark brown. |
globose to obovoid, tan to dark brown. |
Seeds | globose to obconic, lacking obvious depression, wrinkled. |
globose to obconic, lacking obvious depression, wrinkled. |
2n | =32. |
=32. |
Sisyrinchium bellum |
Sisyrinchium bellum |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Open moist grassy areas and woods. Flowering Apr–Jul. 0–1400 m. Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA; south to Mexico. Native. |
Open moist grassy areas and woods. Flowering Apr–Jul. 0–1400 m. Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA; south to Mexico. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 264 Ann Willyard |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 264 Ann Willyard |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. segetum | Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. segetum |
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