PLANTS Profile for Sisyrinchium idahoense (Idaho blue-eyed grass)

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Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell
Idaho blue-eyed grass

Symbol:

SIID

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Iridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell

William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell

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Distribution:
Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell

View 29 genera in Iridaceae, 41 species in Sisyrinchium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense
Idaho blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium idahoense var. macounii
Macoun's blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale
Idaho blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium idahoense var. segetum
Idaho blue-eyed grass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Iridaceae – Iris family
Genus	Sisyrinchium L. – blue-eyed grass
Species	Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell – Idaho blue-eyed grass

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

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Reg. 6

Reg. 7

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

OBL

FACW

OBL*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43266.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 05:55 AM MDT