PLANTS Profile for Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum (strict blue-eyed grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum
strict blue-eyed grass

Symbol:

SIMOM

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Iridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

Sisyrinchium strictum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 545. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

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Synonyms:
Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

	SIHE11	Sisyrinchium heterocarpum E.P. Bicknell
	SIST4	Sisyrinchium strictum E.P. Bicknell

Distribution:
Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum


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USA (CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, PA, SD, TX, UT, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

View 29 genera in Iridaceae, 41 species in Sisyrinchium, 2 varieties in Sisyrinchium montanum Greene

Classification:
Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

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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 montanum Greene – strict blue-eyed grass
Variety	Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum – strict blue-eyed grass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Sisyrinchium montanum
blue-eyed grass		Endangered
Indiana:
Sisyrinchium montanum
strict blue-eyed-grass		Endangered
New Jersey:
Sisyrinchium montanum
strict blue-eyed grass		Endangered
Ohio:
Sisyrinchium montanum
northern blue-eyed-grass		Endangered
Washington:
Sisyrinchium montanum
strict blue-eyed-grass		Sensitive

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

Sisyrinchium montanum:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FAC

FAC+

FAC

FAC+

FACW

FAC-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sisyrinchium montanum Greene var. montanum

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 530398.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 05:58 AM MDT