Sisyrinchium atlanticum
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Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Sisyrinchium atlanticum |
| Common name: | eastern blue-eyed grass |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | iridaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 23" |
| Foliage: | stems not winged, leaves upto 1/8" wide;outer bracts 1/2-3/4"; fused at base 1/8"; grass like leaves |
| Flower: | blue, occasionally white, petals notched or truncate |
| Flowering time: | May to July |
| Habitat: | fields, meadows, open woods, marshes |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc.: | Several species of Sisyrinchium can be difficult to tell apart. Sisyrinchium angustifolium is not as heavily branched and the stems are wider, and flattened (winged.) |