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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Sisyrinchium arenicola
FAMILY
Iridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium fuscatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Sisyrinchium fuscatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Sisyrinchium arenicola
COMMON NAME:
Sandyland Blue-eyed Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_siar2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Sisyrinchium arenicola
FAMILY
Iridaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisyrinchium fuscatum
FAMILY
Iridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Sisyrinchium fuscatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Sisyrinchium arenicola
3665
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Pine-oak/heath woodlands and barrens, other sandy habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
3 united stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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