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beautiful blue-eyed grass, western blue-eyed grass

beautiful blue-eyed grass, western blue-eyed grass

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

Distribution
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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
S. bellum, S. californicum, S. halophilum, S. hitchcockii, S. idahoense, S. sarmentosum
S. californicum, S. halophilum, S. hitchcockii, S. idahoense, S. sarmentosum
Synonyms Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. segetum Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. segetum
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