Sisyrinchium septentrionale
| Northern Blue-eyed grass | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Sisyrinchieae |
| Genus: | Sisyrinchium |
| Species: | S. septentrionale |
| Binomial name | |
| Sisyrinchium septentrionale E.P. Bicknell | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bermudiana septentrionalis (E.P. Bicknell) Lunell | |
Sisyrinchium septentrionale, the northern blue-eyed grass,[1] is a plant species native to western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Northwest Territories). It has also been reported from 4 counties in the US State of Washington (Okanagan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille) and 2 in Montana (Sheridan and Richland).[2][3]
Sisyrinchium septentrionale is a perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are pale blue to light violet-blue, with yellow bases.[2][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Sisyrinchium septentrionale". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- 1 2 Flora of North America v 26 p 371, Sisyrinchium septentrionale
- ↑ BONAP (Biota of North America Program), floristic synthesis, Sisyrinchium septentrionale
- ↑ Bicknell, Eugene Pintard. 1899. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 26(8): 452–453.
- ↑ Lunell, Joël. 1915. American Midland Naturalist 4(6): 242.
- ↑ Moss, E. H. 1983. Flora of Alberta (ed. 2) i–xii, 1–687. University of Toronto Press, Toronto.
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