Biology:Sisyrinchium albidum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Sisyrinchium albidum | |
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| Sisyrinchium albidum flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Sisyrinchium |
| Species: | S. albidum
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| Sisyrinchium albidum Raf.
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Sisyrinchium albidum, commonly known as white blue-eyed grass,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.
The stem of Sisyrinchium albidum is commonly pale grey and threadlike, measuring 0.2 to 0.5 m high and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. Similarly, its narrow, stiff leaves are 0.5 to 1 mm wide. Its twinned spathes (by which it is characterized, along with its leaves) are green and purple-tinged and 1.5 to 2 cm high. The outer part of the flower, including the petals, is white to violet and 8–10 mm long. Its fruits are 2–4 mm long and a pale yellow-green. It is found mostly in eastern North America.[3]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Sisyrinchium albidum". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153920/Sisyrinchium_albidum.
- ↑ "Sisyrinchium albidum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SIAL3. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ↑ Hill, L. Michael (June 1984). "A Floristic and Chromosomal Study of Sisyrinchium (Iridaceae) in Virginia". Castanea (Southern Appalachian Botanical Society) 49 (2): 62–68.
Wikidata ☰ Q15553501 entry
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