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Sisyrinchium xerophyllum

Greene

Scrub Blue-eyed-grass

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153091
Element CodePMIRI0D1A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusSisyrinchium
Other Common Names
jeweled blue-eyed grass (EN) Jeweled Blue-eyed-grass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-06-07
Change Date1999-06-07
Edition Date1993-08-05
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Has a restricted range; only occurs in Florida but abundance not known. Both Kartesz (1994) and Wunderlin et al. (Atlas, 1996) lump with S. solstitiale and say this lumped taxon is not endemic to Florida, but also occurs in Georgia.
Range Extent Comments
Peninsular FL.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Scrub, sandhills, and coastal swales (Clewell 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
References (6)
  1. Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  3. Hall, D.W. 1993. Illustrated plants of Florida and the Coastal Plain. Maupin House, Gainesville, Florida. 431 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Long, R.W., and O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida. Univ. Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida. 962 pp.
  6. Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.