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Roadside Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium pruinosum
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
white blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium albidum
narrow-leaved blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium angustifolium
Sword-leaf Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium ensigerum
western blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium bellum
strict blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium montanum
Blue PigrootSisyrinchium micranthum
Roadside Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium langloisii
swordleaf blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium chilense
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 6,104 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,483 |
| Oklahoma | 450 |
| Arkansas | 19 |
| Mississippi | 9 |
| Missouri | 8 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
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 |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Roadside Blue-eyed Grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.