Sisyrinchium angustifolium

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Species Distribution Map
Family:IRIDACEAE
Species:Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.
Common Name:Narrowleaf Blue Eyed Grass; Stout Blue Eyed Grass
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SIAN3
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyIRIDACEAE - Iris family
Genus Sisyrinchium
Species Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill. - Narrowleaf Blue Eyed Grass; Stout Blue Eyed Grass

Citation

Citation Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller, Gard. Dict. (ed. 8) Sisyrinchium no. 2. 1768.
Basionym: **
Type: Cult. in England, Miller (?) s.n. (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Guedes, Taxon 18: 545. 1969.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Bermudiana angustifolia Bermudiana angustifolia (Miller) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 699. 1891.Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Bermudiana apiculata Bermudiana apiculata (E. P. Bicknell) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 116. 1913.Sisyrinchium apiculatum E. P. Bicknell 1899. 
Bermudiana bermudiana var. angustifolia Bermudiana bermudiana (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. angustifolia (Miller) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 307. 1898, nom. illegit.Sisyrinchium bermudiana Linnaeus, var. anceps Baker 1877; Sisyrinchium anceps Cavanilles 1788, nom. illegit.; Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Bermudiana graminea Bermudiana graminea Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 116. 1913, nom. illegit. et non Gaertner 1788. Sisyrinchium gramineum Lamarck 1785, nom. illegit.; Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Bermudiana graminifolia Bermudiana graminifolia Medikus, Malvenfam. 77. 1787, nom. illegit.Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Marica anceps Marica anceps Ker Gawler, J. Sci. Arts (London) 1: 174. 1816, nom. illegit.Sisyrinchium anceps Cavanilles 1788, nom. illegit.; Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Sisyrinchium anceps Sisyrinchium anceps Cavanilles, Diss. 6: 345. 1788, nom. illegit.Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Sisyrinchium apiculatum Sisyrinchium apiculatum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 300. 1899. MICHIGAN: Muskegon Co.: Muskegon, Jun 1898, Beal s.n. (holotype: NY; isotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium atlanticum Sisyrinchium atlanticum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 134, pl. 264. 1896. NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY
Sisyrinchium bermudiana var. anceps Sisyrinchium bermudiana Linnaeus, var. anceps Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 117. 1877.Sisyrinchium anceps Cavanilles 1788, nom. illegit.; Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Sisyrinchium bermudiana var. gramineum Sisyrinchium bermudiana Linnaeus, var. gramineum Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 117. 1877.  
Sisyrinchium corymbosum Sisyrinchium corymbosum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 218. 15 May 1899. FLORIDA: Duval Co.: Near Jacksonville, 17 Mar, 1 Jun 1894, Curtiss 4584 (holotype: US; isotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium dichotomum Sisyrinchium dichotomum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 609. 1899. NORTH CAROLINA: Rutherford Co.: Chimney Rock, 11 May 1899, Biltmore Herb. s.n. (holotype: US?).
Sisyrinchium flagellum Sisyrinchium flagellum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 226. 15 May 1899. FLORIDA: Manatee Co.: Without locality, 5 Mar 1887, Rothrock s.n. (lectotype: NY; isolectotype: PH). Lectotypified by D. B. Ward, Taxon 48: 583. 1999.
Sisyrinchium flexile Sisyrinchium flexile E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 613. 1899. MISSISSIPPI: Jackson Co.: Petit Bois Island, 8 May 1898, Tracy 4465 (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium gramineum Sisyrinchium gramineum Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 508. 1785, nom. illegit.Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller 1768. 
Sisyrinchium longifolium Sisyrinchium longifolium E. P. Bicknell, in Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 300, 1329. 1903, non Philippi 1895. FLORIDA: Manatee Co.: Manatee, 8 May 1900, Tracy 6672 (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium membranaceum Sisyrinchium membranaceum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 612. 1899. FLORIDA: Jackson Co.: Marianna, 20 Apr 1899, Biltmore Herb. s.n. (holotype: US?).
Sisyrinchium miamiense Sisyrinchium miamiense E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 226. 15 May 1899. FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Miami, 4-7 Apr 1898, Pollard & Collins 264 (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium mucronatum var. atlanticum Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michaux, var. atlanticum (E. P. Bicknell) Ahles, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 80: 172. 1964.Sisyrinchium atlanticum E. P. Bicknell 1896. 
Sisyrinchium nanum Sisyrinchium nanum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 615. 1899, non Philippi 1895. MISSISSIPPI: Jackson Co.: Horn Island, 1 Jun 1898, Tracy 5346, (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium nanum Sisyrinchium nanum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 615. 1899, non Philippi 1895. MISSISSIPPI: Jackson Co.: Horn Island, 1 Jun 1898, Tracy 5346, (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium recurvatum Sisyrinchium recurvatum E. P. Bicknell, in Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 299, 1329. 1903. FLORIDA: Manatee/Sarasota Co.: Longboat Key, 27 Apr 1900, Tracy 6675 (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium strictum Sisyrinchium strictum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 299. 1899. MICHIGAN: Montcalm Co.: Vestaburg, 22 Jun 1898, Wheeler s.n. (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium tenellum   ALABAMA/GEORGIA
Sisyrinchium tracyi Sisyrinchium tracyi E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 614. 1899. MISSISSIPPI: Harrison Co.: Biloxi, Point St. Martin, 20 Mar 1898, Tracy 4459 (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium violaceum Sisyrinchium violaceum E. P. Bicknell, in Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 301, 1329. 1903. FLORIDA: Walton Co.: Without locality, 1885, Curtiss s.n. (holotype: NY).
Sisyrinchium graminoides Sisyrinchium graminoides E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 133, pl. 263. 1896.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Coosa, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0050187 Autauga 11 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
630		 UWAL
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller
TROY000049355 Autauga 11 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
630		 TROY
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller
JSU117032 Baldwin 17 May 1974 Landers, Kenneth E.
2674		 JSU
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller
AUA_ACC_61547 Barbour 24 Apr 2002 GIL, GLENDA
(2001-130)		 AUA
SISYRINCHIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM P. MILL.
AUA_ACC_61550 Barbour 24 Apr 2002 GIL, GLENDA
(2001-131)		 AUA
SISYRINCHIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM P. MILL.
JSU116996 Bibb 13 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13386		 JSU
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller
SAMF0000916 Bibb 14 May 1998 Crider, Tim
58		 SAMF
Sisyrinchium angustifolium P. Miller
UWAL0050912 Blount 21 Apr 1966 Wimberly, Margaret T.
265-1		 UWAL
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
JSU116998 Blount 15 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller
JSU116997 Blount 15 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller
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