Difference between revisions of "Sisyrinchium idahoense"
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| + | *Scientific Name: Sisyrichium idahoense | ||
| + | *Family: Iridaceae | ||
| + | *English Names: Blue-eyed grass, Idaho blue-eyed grass | ||
| + | *Other Names: Sisyrinchium angustifolium | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | *Kingdom: Plantae | ||
| + | *(unranked): Angiosperms | ||
| + | *(unranked): Monocots | ||
| + | *Order: Asparagales | ||
| + | *Family: Iridaceae | ||
| + | *Subfamily: Iridoideae | ||
| + | *Tribe: Sisyrinchieae | ||
| + | *Genus: Sisyrinchium | ||
| + | *Species: S. idahoense | ||
==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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==Bloom Period== | ==Bloom Period== | ||
| + | May to July | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist to wet grassy meadows, vernal seepage areas, marshes, roadside ditches; at low to middle elevations <ref name="Pojar"/> | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| + | ===Site Rehabilitation=== | ||
| + | Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites <ref>Winters, 2002</ref><br> | ||
| + | ===Wildlife=== | ||
| + | Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations. <ref name="Henderson">Henderson, 1976</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Landscaping=== | ||
| + | Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden <ref>Tenenbaum et al., 1994</ref><br> | ||
| + | ===First Nations=== | ||
| + | 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. | ||
==Propagation== | ==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 <ref name="Henderson"/> | ||
| + | ====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 <ref name="Schultz"> Schultz et al., 2001</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Seed Storage==== | ||
| + | Cold store at 5º C for up to three years <ref name="Schultz"/> | ||
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| + | ====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 <ref name="Schultz"/> | ||
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| + | ===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 <ref>R. Bridgeman, pers. comm.</ref> | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | <References/> | ||
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| + | [http://www.goert.ca/propagation_guidelines/forbs/sisyrinchium_idahoense Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team]<br> | ||
| + | University of Michigan Dearborn Native American Ethnobotany Database<br> http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb<br> | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 23 April 2012
- Scientific Name: Sisyrichium idahoense
- Family: Iridaceae
- English Names: Blue-eyed grass, Idaho blue-eyed grass
- Other Names: Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Contents
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- (unranked): Angiosperms
- (unranked): Monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Iridaceae
- Subfamily: Iridoideae
- Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
- Genus: Sisyrinchium
- Species: S. idahoense
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 [1]
Bloom Period
May to July
Distribution
Habitat
Moist to wet grassy meadows, vernal seepage areas, marshes, roadside ditches; at low to middle elevations [1]
Uses
Site Rehabilitation
Possible reclamation species in moister pockets in selected sites [2]
Wildlife
Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are mainly responsible for cross-pollination in natural populations. [3]
Landscaping
Mass-plant to create a showy display in a border or a rock garden [4]
First Nations
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.
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 [3]
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 [5]
Seed Storage
Cold store at 5º C for up to three years [5]
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 [5]
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 [6]
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pojar and MacKinnon, 1994
- ↑ Winters, 2002
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Henderson, 1976
- ↑ Tenenbaum et al., 1994
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Schultz et al., 2001
- ↑ R. Bridgeman, pers. comm.
Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team
University of Michigan Dearborn Native American Ethnobotany Database
http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb
