Sisyrinchium idahoense

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Idaho Blue-eyed-grass

G5Secure Found in 34 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150702
Element CodePMIRI0D0T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusSisyrinchium
Other Common Names
Idaho 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 Date1994-02-02
Change Date1994-02-26
Edition Date1994-02-26
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. L. Morse
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Widespread in the western US and southwestern Canada.
Range Extent Comments
OR, BC to CA, WA, ID, WY, CO, MT, east to NV, San Juan Islands.
Occurrences Comments
Widely distributed. Ranked 'S5' in Idaho (2Feb94).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Low meadows. Moist grassy places, streambanks, coastal islands up to 3300 m.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
UtahS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
MontanaS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (34)
California (10)
AreaForestAcres
Excelsior (CA)Inyo National Forest45,607
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Snowcrest MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,649
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Utah (6)
AreaForestAcres
418014Uinta National Forest9,683
418015Uinta National Forest17,289
418016Uinta National Forest35,240
Boulger - Black CanyonManti-Lasal National Forest23,286
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Table Cliffs - Henderson CanyonDixie National Forest19,581
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
References (4)
  1. Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. 1977. Intermountain flora: vascular plants of the intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. Six. Monocotyledons. Columbia Univ. Press, New York. 584 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. 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.
  4. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.