Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 046-02-003a:
Sisyrinchium mucronatum var. mucronatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
COMMON NAME:
Blue-eyed Grass
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_mucronatum_0086
April Catawba County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_mucronatum_0086b
April Catawba County NC
Each scape has a solitary sessile purple spathe bearing clusters of flowers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_mucronatum_2
April Catawba County NC
Leaves very narrow, the flattened winged stems unbranched & only 1/16" wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_mucronatum_1
May Catawba County NC