Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Sisyrinchium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-005:
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium brownei
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
INCLUDING
-
Sisyrinchium exile
COMMON NAME:
Annual Blue-eyed Grass, Lawn Blue-eyed Grass, Fairy Stars
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JK Marlow jkm060423_131
April SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Tepals of S. rosulatum flare gradually, usually with a maroon blaze at base, per Weakley's Flora (2010).
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JK Marlow jkm080411_006
April Charleston County SC
Sisyrinchium rosulatum is apparently weedy throughout much of its range, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_s_rosulatum_0328
April Richland County SC
Riverwalk Park
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JK Marlow jkm140523_164
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140523_166
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Tepals maroon... to lavender-rose w purple stripes, or yellow w purple bases, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_rosulatum
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_rosulatum_3
May
Capsules tan with purplish sutures and sometimes apex, ~ globose, 2.1-4.2mm, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm140604_443
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves 1.5-5mm wide. Scape freely branched, 0.5-2mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140604_443b
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
[The tepals] appear to arise from the top of the inferior ovary, per Plant Identification Terminology.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-02-005:
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium brownei
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
INCLUDING
-
Sisyrinchium exile
1391
Forb
Winter annual
Native to Alabama & Florida
Uncommon to rare in GA, NC, SC
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, prairies, pinelands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink to lavender with darker stripes or yellowish
with rosy purple bases
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
3 united stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p261
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p273
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p173
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p063