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Sisyrinchium
Genus of flowering plants in the Iris family Iridaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Sisyrinchium Mill., illegitimate homonym, a synonym of Moraea
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.[2]
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Sisyrinchium bermudiana L. (type species) | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
Tribe: | Sisyrinchieae |
Genus: | Sisyrinchium L. |
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Main article: List of Sisyrinchium species | |
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Several species in the eastern United States are threatened or endangered. This may be due to niche species emerging from their unique tendency toward rapid speciation which helps them adapt to specialized arenic habitats.[3]