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Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum) |
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Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass is not as heavily branched and the stems are more flattened.
Sisyrinchium mucronatum Needle-tip Blue-eyed Grass has the spathes tinged with purple. Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum) Identification: Plant grasslike. Flowers blue, with 6 petals, each petal with a spine at its tip. Center of flower and stamens yellow. Fruit a small, round pod. Flowers and fruit on short peduncles (stalks). Flowers arranged in small clusters, the base of the cluster with a leaflike bract (spathe). At least some of the plant stems branched. Stem very thin and slender. Distribution: Found primarily along the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Florida, but also known from most of eastern North America. Habitat: Eastern Blue-eyed Grass is found in meadows and marshes. Flowering period: May to July. |
Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum)
Similar Species: The species of Sisyrinchium can be very difficult to distinguish from each other. The genus includes several species not included in this treatment. Of the three other species included here Narrow-leaved
Blue-eyed Grass Needle-tip Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium mucronatum)
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