Sisyrinchium

Sisyrinchium is a large genus of annual to perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. Native to the New World, the species are known as blue-eyed grasses. Although they are not true grasses (Poaceae), they are monocots.

Not to be confused with Sisyrinchium Mill., illegitimate homonym, a synonym of Moraea

Sisyrinchium
Sisyrinchium bermudiana L. (type species)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Sisyrinchium
L.
Species
Main article: List of Sisyrinchium species
Synonyms
  • Bermudiana Mill.
  • Hydastylus Dryand. ex Salisb.
  • Souza Vell.
  • Paneguia Raf.
  • Pogadelpha Raf.
  • Echthronema Herb.
  • Eriphilema Herb.
  • Glumosia Herb.
  • Oreolirion E.P.Bicknell

Several species in the eastern United States are threatened or endangered.

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