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Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eastern Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium atlanticum
Dwarf Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium minus
white blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium albidum
narrow-leaved blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium angustifolium
western blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium bellum
swordleaf blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium chilense
Sisyrinchium platense
strict blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium montanum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,648 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,593 |
| Australia | 1,433 |
| North Carolina | 1,384 |
| Georgia | 1,224 |
| Victoria | 960 |
| Louisiana | 879 |
| New Zealand | 658 |
| Alabama | 624 |
| South Carolina | 596 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales |
| Family | iris family · Iridaceae |
| Genus | blue-eyed grasses · Sisyrinchium |
Study it in a deck
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue Pigroot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.