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Iridaceae

White blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium albidum Raf.

Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Sisyrinchium

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White blue-eyed grass: Sisyrinchium albidum , James Woodworth Prairie Preserve, Glenview, IL, USA
Photo: Frank Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
白花庭菖蒲
English
White blue-eyed grass
Finnish
Neidonsilmiö

Synonyms

  • Sisyrinchium asheianum E.P.Bicknell
  • Sisyrinchium bermudiana var. albidum (Raf.) A.Gray
  • Sisyrinchium bermudianum var. albidum (Raf.) A.Gray
  • Sisyrinchium floridanum Raf.
  • Sisyrinchium hastile E.P.Bicknell
  • Sisyrinchium niveum Raf.
  • Sisyrinchium scabrellum E.P.Bicknell

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.