Difference between revisions of "Sisyrinchium angustifolium"
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| + | Typical habitats for this grass include woodlands, forests, meadows, and sandhill swales. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> | ||
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| + | Soils with a medium to fine texture is more hospitable to ''S. angustifolium''. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | ||
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| + | The grass has a intermediate tolerance for shade and a low tolerance for shade. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | ||
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===Phenology=== | ===Phenology=== | ||
''S. angustifolium'' flowers between January and May, largley producing blooms in March and April. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref> | ''S. angustifolium'' flowers between January and May, largley producing blooms in March and April. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref> | ||
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| + | The grass has a high tolerance for fire. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | ||
| + | <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, 29 May 2018
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| Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Sisyrinchium |
| Species: | S. angustifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill. | |
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| Natural range of Sisyrinchium angustifolium from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: S. graminoides (E.P. Bicknell)
Variety: none
Description
S. angustifolium is a perennial forb/herb of the Iridaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
S. angustifolium is found throughout the eastern North American Continent, as far west as Texas, Kansas, and Ontario, Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Typical habitats for this grass include woodlands, forests, meadows, and sandhill swales. [2]
Soils with a medium to fine texture is more hospitable to S. angustifolium. [1]
The grass has a intermediate tolerance for shade and a low tolerance for shade. [1]
Phenology
S. angustifolium flowers between January and May, largley producing blooms in March and April. [3]
Fire ecology
The grass has a high tolerance for fire. [1]
