Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 046-02-005:
Sisyrinchium rosulatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDING
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Sisyrinchium exile
COMMON NAME:
Annual Blue-eyed Grass, Lawn Blue-eyed Grass
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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.
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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.