Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

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LeavesBasal, simple, 10-30 cm long, 2-2.5 mm wide, linear, parallel venation, hairless FlowersInflorescence an umbel, 1-3 flowers; flowers radially symmetric, about 1 cm long, develop between 2 unequal bracts of spathe; tepals 6, distinct, 7.7-12.5 mm, elliptic to inversely lance-shaped, apex rounded with awn, pale blue to violet, rarely white, bases yellow; stamens 3, filaments fused; pistils 1, ovary inferior, similar in colour to foliage Fruits and SeedsCapsule, dark brown or black, spherical, 4-7 mm, many-seeded; seeds black, spherical to cone-shaped, slightly wringled, 0.5-1.2 mm

Scientific Name Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill. Common Name pointed blue-eyed grass General Description Perennial herb; stems branched, 10-42 cm tall, broadly winged, dark olive green to bronze or blackish when dry, hairless Leaves Basal, simple, 10-30 cm long, 2-2.5 mm wide, linear, parallel venation, hairless Flowers

Inflorescence an umbel, 1-3 flowers; flowers radially symmetric, about 1 cm long, develop between 2 unequal bracts of spathe; tepals 6, distinct, 7.7-12.5 mm, elliptic to inversely lance-shaped, apex rounded with awn, pale blue to violet, rarely white, bases yellow; stamens 3, filaments fused; pistils 1, ovary inferior, similar in colour to foliage

Fruits and Seeds Capsule, dark brown or black, spherical, 4-7 mm, many-seeded; seeds black, spherical to cone-shaped, slightly wringled, 0.5-1.2 mm Phenology Flowers from June to July Range/Distribution

Alberta: introduced; distributed sparsely in the western and central parts of the province CAN (LB, NS, ON, QC); USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH,…

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"Species Details - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4404. Accessed 13 May. 2024.

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Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

5185 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1923-06-05

45653 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Sofa Creek Date Collected1969-06-17

45654 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Lakeview Ridge Date Collected1969-07-01

5188 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper Date Collected1939-06-12

50657 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Gem Date Collected1954-07

5182 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Simpson Date Collected1939-08-29

36788 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Ojibway Date Collected1948-05-26

36786 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Port Colborne Date Collected1897-05-31

36787 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Ojibway Date Collected1948-05-24

41835 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Hughes Brook Date Collected1968-06-30

36785 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: United States, North Carolina, Buncombe County, Lookout Mountain Date Collected1899-05-12

24700 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Oklahoma, Pushmataha County, Turkey Creek Date Collected1959-04-10

24701 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Arkansas, Devils Den State Park Date Collected1959-05-03

24699 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Arkansas, Devils Den State Park Date Collected1959-05-03

36782 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary Date Collected1945-07-05

111744 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary Date Collected1945-08-45

111743 - Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namepointed blue-eyed grass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, St. Catharines Date Collected1897-07-14

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