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Revision as of 13:49, 11 February 2016

Sisyrinchium nashii
Sisyr nash.jpg
Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Liliales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sisyrinchium
Species: S. nashii
Binomial name
Sisyrinchium nashii
E.P. Bicknell
Sisy nash dist.jpg
Natural range of Sisyrinchium nashii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Nash's blue-eyed grass

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Sisyrinchium nashii is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, S. nashii has occurred in limestone glades, longleaf pine/scrub oak communities, longleaf pine/wiregrass flats, slashpine woodlands bordering a tidal marsh, Cyrilla-Cliftonia thickets, and xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include loamy sand, sand, and sandy loam (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Sarracenia minor, Calopogon, Schoenus nigricans, Sporobolus vaginiflorus, Dichanthelium commutatum, Polygala boykinii, and Echinacea purpurea (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It flowers March through May and fruits April through May (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

S. nashii has been observed growing in frequently burned longleaf pine/wiregrass communities (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Sisyrinchium nashii at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Lasioglossum coreopsis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, M. Davis, Angus Gholson Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, R. Komarek, Cecil R. Slaughter, Bian Tan. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Columbia, Duval, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Nassau, Osceola, Pasco, Wakulla. Georgia: Baker, Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.