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Sisyrinchium halophilum

Greene

Western Blue-eyed-grass

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153031
Element CodePMIRI0D0P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusSisyrinchium
Other Common Names
Nevada blue-eyed grass (EN) Nevada 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 Date1993-06-30
Change Date1993-06-30
Edition Date1993-06-30
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Widespread in western US and Canada.
Range Extent Comments
UT (most counties), WY to ID, WA, BC to MT, south to NV (Humboldt to Elko county) and CO.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Seeps, springs, wet meadows, and stream banks. Wet mountainsides, juniper woods 5000-7000 feet.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Chineese Camp (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,339
Excelsior (CA)Inyo National Forest45,607
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Halfway CampHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest52
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Mystic (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest836
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
Nevada (6)
AreaForestAcres
Aurora CraterHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,689
Black SpringHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,016
Larken LakeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,159
Mt. HicksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,698
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
QuinnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest62,459
References (5)
  1. 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.
  2. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 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. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.