Difference between revisions of "Sisyrinchium idahoense"

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*Scientific Name: Sisyrichium idahoense
 
*Scientific Name: Sisyrichium idahoense
 
*Family: Iridaceae
 
*Family: Iridaceae
*English Names: Blue-eyed grass, Idaho blue-eyed grass
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*Common Names: Blue-eyed grass, Idaho blue-eyed grass
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
*Kingdom: Plantae
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{{Taxobox
*(unranked): Angiosperms
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| name = Solidago lepida
*(unranked): Monocots
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
*Order: Asparagales
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| subregnum = Tracheobionta
*Family: Iridaceae
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| phylum = Spermatophyta
*Subfamily: Iridoideae
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| subphylum= Magnoliophyta
*Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
*Genus: Sisyrinchium
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| subclassis = Lilianae
*Species: S. idahoense
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| ordo = Asparagales
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| familia = Iridaceae
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| genus = '''''Sisyrinchium''''' L.
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| species = '''''Sisyrinchium idahoense''''' E.P. Bicknell
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| subspecies =
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}}
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==Description==
 
==Description==
Showy, tufted perennial to 40 cm tall; stems usually flattened and wing-margined. Leaves mostly basal, long (to 20 cm).and very narrow (< 2 mm broad). Flowers blue to purplish-blue often with a yellow "eye", small (about 2 cm across) and in a terminal cluster of one to five flowers above a pair of sheathing, leaf-like bracts. Fruits egg-shaped capsules to 6 mm long, with black seeds <ref name="Pojar">Pojar and MacKinnon, 1994</ref>
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Showy, tufted perennial to 40 cm tall; stems usually flattened and wing-margined. Leaves mostly basal, long (to 20 cm.) and very narrow (< 2 mm broad).
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Flowers consisting of 6 tepals, blue to purplish-blue with yellow centers. Flowers are small (about 2 cm across) and arranged in a terminal cluster of two to five flowers above a pair of sheathing, leaf-like bracts, emerging much lie irises.
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1 prominent pistil and 3 stamens, ovary in inferior and pubescent.
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Fruits egg-shaped capsules to 6 mm long, with black seeds <ref name="Pojar">Pojar and MacKinnon, 1994</ref><ref name=":0">Bowcutt, F., & Hamman, Sarah. (2016). ''Vascular plants
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of the South Sound prairies'' (First ed.). Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen
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State College Press.</ref>
  
 
==Bloom Period==
 
==Bloom Period==
May to July
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March to June
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Native to British Columbia and Western United States
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Both ''S. i.'' var. ''occidentale'' (outer tepals 8-13 mm, inner spathe 12-20mm; spathe keel margins entire) and ''S. i.'' var. ''segetum (''outer tepals 10-17 mm; spathe keel margins generally denticulate) have been reported in the South Salish Sea region. <ref>Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler,
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B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''.
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Seattle: University of Washington Press.</ref><ref name=":0" />
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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===Soil Reaction / Salinity===
 
===Soil Reaction / Salinity===
 
Mildly acidic to alkaline (pH 5.5 to 7.5) <ref name="Henderson">Henderson, 1976</ref>
 
Mildly acidic to alkaline (pH 5.5 to 7.5) <ref name="Henderson">Henderson, 1976</ref>
===Moisture Regime===
 
Dry to fresh <ref name="Tenenbaum">Tenenbaum et al., 1994</ref>
 
 
===Shade Tolerance===
 
===Shade Tolerance===
Full sun to partial shade <ref name="Tenenbaum" />
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Full sun to partial shade <ref name="Tenenbaum">Tenenbaum et al., 1994</ref>
 
===Successional Status===
 
===Successional Status===
Considered a "weedy" species and a good colonizer <ref name="Alverson">Alverson, 2002</ref>
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Considered a "weedy" species and a good early secession species after disturbance. <ref name="Alverson">Alverson, 2002</ref>
===Garry-oak Ecosystem Community Status===
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No information but probably a component of moister meadows in Garry oak ecosystems.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
===Site Rehabilitation===
 
===Site Rehabilitation===
Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites <ref>Winters, 2002</ref><br>
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Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites <ref>Winters, 2002</ref>
 
===Wildlife===
 
===Wildlife===
 
Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations. <ref name="Henderson">Henderson, 1976</ref>
 
Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations. <ref name="Henderson">Henderson, 1976</ref>
  
 
===Landscaping===
 
===Landscaping===
Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden <ref name="Tenenbaum" /><br>
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Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden <ref name="Tenenbaum" />
===First Nations===
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Infusion of root given to children for diarrhea; Eaten as cooked greens for “regular bowels”; decoction of roots and stalks taken before morning meal for constipation; compound with plant taken for “summer complaint”; infusion of plant taken for stomach troubles and stomach worms; mixed with other greens and eaten.
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==Propagation==
 
==Propagation==
 
===Seed Propagation===
 
===Seed Propagation===
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<references />
 
<references />
  
 
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<br>
[http://www.goert.ca/propagation_guidelines/forbs/sisyrinchium_idahoense Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team]<br>
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[http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb University of Michigan Dearborn Native American Ethnobotany Database]<br>
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Revision as of 17:57, 2 May 2020

Sisyrichium idahoense seed. Photo by Lisa Hintz
  • Scientific Name: Sisyrichium idahoense
  • Family: Iridaceae
  • Common Names: Blue-eyed grass, Idaho blue-eyed grass

Taxonomy

Solidago lepida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sisyrinchium L.
Species: Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P. Bicknell

Description

Showy, tufted perennial to 40 cm tall; stems usually flattened and wing-margined. Leaves mostly basal, long (to 20 cm.) and very narrow (< 2 mm broad).

Flowers consisting of 6 tepals, blue to purplish-blue with yellow centers. Flowers are small (about 2 cm across) and arranged in a terminal cluster of two to five flowers above a pair of sheathing, leaf-like bracts, emerging much lie irises.

1 prominent pistil and 3 stamens, ovary in inferior and pubescent.

Fruits egg-shaped capsules to 6 mm long, with black seeds [1][2]

Bloom Period

March to June

Distribution

Both S. i. var. occidentale (outer tepals 8-13 mm, inner spathe 12-20mm; spathe keel margins entire) and S. i. var. segetum (outer tepals 10-17 mm; spathe keel margins generally denticulate) have been reported in the South Salish Sea region. [3][2]

Habitat

Ecological Setting

Moist to wet grassy meadows, vernal seepage areas, marshes, roadside ditches; at low to middle elevations [1]

Soil Texture

Fine to well-drained.

Soil Reaction / Salinity

Mildly acidic to alkaline (pH 5.5 to 7.5) [4]

Shade Tolerance

Full sun to partial shade [5]

Successional Status

Considered a "weedy" species and a good early secession species after disturbance. [6]

Uses

Site Rehabilitation

Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites [7]

Wildlife

Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations. [4]

Landscaping

Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden [5]

Propagation

Seed Propagation

Flowers are protandrous, thereby promoting out-crossing and at the same time reducing the chances for self pollination. S. idahoensis is an octoploid species and often exhibits a lag of up to 24 hours between anther maturation and stigma receptivity [4]

Fruit and Seed Collection and Extraction

Collect capsules by hand when ripe into collecting bags. Allow to dry further and then shake bags to extract seeds [8]

Seed Storage

Cold store at 5º C for up to three years [8]

Fruit/Seed Dormancy and Treatment

Seal seeds in a Ziploc-style bag or a Rubbermaid-style container in equal amounts of seed to perlite or vermiculite, and add just enough water to moisten the mixture. Cold stratify at 5º C for 8 to 12 weeks [8]

Outplanting Characteristics and Requirements

Out-plant in the fall to take advantage of natural moisture or plant in spring and provide supplementary watering. Successfully self-seeds in situ. Can be successfully divided in situ in the spring by simply teasing plants apart and replanting the resulting clumps [9]

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Pojar and MacKinnon, 1994
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Bowcutt, F., & Hamman, Sarah. (2016). Vascular plants of the South Sound prairies (First ed.). Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen State College Press.
  3. Jump up Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 Henderson, 1976
  5. Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 Tenenbaum et al., 1994
  6. Jump up Alverson, 2002
  7. Jump up Winters, 2002
  8. Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 8.2 Schultz et al., 2001
  9. Jump up R. Bridgeman, pers. comm.