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Sisyrinchium montanum

Greene

Strict Blue-eyed-grass

G5Secure Found in 14 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151706
Element CodePMIRI0D110
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusSisyrinchium
Other Common Names
Bermudienne montagnarde (FR) strict 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.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for Sisyrinchium montanum in the broad sense, including S. strictum which FNA (2002, vol. 26) treats as distinct. Comprised of two varieties (Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-09-06
Edition Date2002-09-23
Edition AuthorsOlivero, A.
Rank Reasons
Widespread across Canada the Great Plains, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Grows in a variety of habitats including meadows, stream banks, openings in woods, and moist disturbed areas (Voss 1972, VanBrugen 1976, McCance 1984, Douglas et al. 2001). Frequent in Canada and the Great Plains, only becoming rare at the southern edge of its range from Illinois to New Jersey.
Range Extent Comments
Across Canada from the Yukon Territory to Mackenzie south to British Columbia and Nova Scotia. In the central United States from Idaho to North Dakota south to Arizona and Texas and in the eastern United States from Minnesota to Maine south to Iowa and Virginia (Kartesz 1999).
Threat Impact Comments
In Ohio, may be threatened by the overshading of woody species due to succession (McCance and Burns 1984).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
North CarolinaSUYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
AlaskaS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
IndianaS1Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
District of ColumbiaS1Yes
IowaSNRYes
West VirginiaSUYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IllinoisS2Yes
MontanaS4Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
WyomingS4Yes
WashingtonS1Yes
VermontS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (14)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Lone Cliff Smeads #674Kootenai National Forest5,118
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Upper East ForkBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8,905
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
North Dakota (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bullion ButteDakota Prairie Grasslands19,877
Kinley PlateauDakota Prairie Grasslands16,900
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
References (8)
  1. Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, editors. 2001. The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. Volume 6. Monocotyledons (Acoraceae through Najadaceae). British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Victoria.
  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. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. McCance, R.M., Jr., and J.F. Burns, eds. 1984. Ohio endangered and threatened vascular plants: Abstracts of state-listed taxa. Division Natural Areas and Preserves, Ohio Dept. Natural Resources, Columbus. 635 pp.
  6. Rhoads, A.F. and T.A. Block. 2000. The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual. University of Pennsylvania Press: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1061 pp.
  7. Van Bruggen, T. 1976. The vascular plants of South Dakota. Iowa State Univ. Press, Ames. 538 pp.
  8. Voss, E.G. 1972. Michigan flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part I. Gymnosperms and monocots. Cranbrook Institute of Science and Univ. Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor. 488 pp.