Sisyrinchium halophilum

Sisyrinchium halophilum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Sisyrinchium
Species:	S. halophilum
Binomial name
	Sisyrinchium halophilum; Greene
Synonyms
	Sisyrinchium leptocaulon E.P.Bicknell;

Sisyrinchium halophilum is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae known by the common name Nevada blue-eyed grass.^[2] It is native to the western United States in and around the Great Basin and Mojave Desert, where it grows in moist, often highly alkaline habitat, such as seeps, meadows, and mineral springs.

Description

Sisyrinchium halophilum is a rhizomatous perennial herb. It takes a clumpy form, producing waxy stems up 26 to 40 centimeters in height. The flat leaves are grasslike. The flower has six tepals measuring roughly one centimeter long each. They are pale blue to purple-blue with yellow bases. The tepal tips are often squared or notched or have a tiny point. The fruit is a beige capsule.

References

^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sisyrinchium halophilum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sisyrinchium halophilum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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