PLANTS Profile for Sisyrinchium californicum (golden blue-eyed grass)

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Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton
golden blue-eyed grass

Symbol:

SICA8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Iridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton

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Synonyms:
Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton

	HYBO4	Hydastylus borealis E.P. Bicknell
	HYBR8	Hydastylus brachypus E.P. Bicknell
	HYCA15	Hydastylus californicus (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
	SIBO	Sisyrinchium boreale (E.P. Bicknell) Henry

Distribution:
Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton

View 28 genera in Iridaceae, 42 species in Sisyrinchium

Classification:
Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton

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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 californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton – golden blue-eyed grass

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Aiton

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43253.

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: 05/19/2013 04:00 PM CDT