Sisyrinchium Demissum, Stiff Blue-eyed Grass
Plants > Wildflowers > Iridaceae > Sisyrinchium Demissum
Common name:
Stiff blue-eyed grass
Family:
Scientific name:
Sisyrinchium demissum
Main flower color:
Range:
The Four Corners states, southeast Nevada and far west Texas
Height:
Up to 20 inches
Habitat:
Streambanks, moist meadows, damp places in woodland, from 1,700 to 9,500 feet
Leaves:
Linear, hairless, parallel-veined; 2 to 6 per plant
Season:
May to September
Stems of sisyrinchium demissum, a grass-like herb, are narrow (less than 0.1 inches), hairless, and branched once or twice, the lowest division relatively high up the stem, generally beyond the tips of the basal leaves.
Flowers are solitary, at the end of the stem branches, on stalks partially enclosed by the spathes, a pair of sheathing bracts, which are noticeably wider than the stem. The six tepals are dark purple, bright yellow right at the base, and crossed by three or five darker veins. Tepals are around half an inch long, and they have a tiny, spine-like projection at the apex. The capsule at the base of the flower is green to pale brown in color, and globular in shape; this develops in to the fruit, around half an inch in length.
Flowers are solitary, at the end of the stem branches, on stalks partially enclosed by the spathes, a pair of sheathing bracts, which are noticeably wider than the stem. The six tepals are dark purple, bright yellow right at the base, and crossed by three or five darker veins. Tepals are around half an inch long, and they have a tiny, spine-like projection at the apex. The capsule at the base of the flower is green to pale brown in color, and globular in shape; this develops in to the fruit, around half an inch in length.
All Contents © Copyright The American Southwest | Comments and Questions | Contribute | Site Map