Iridaceae
Nodding blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium cernuum
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Sisyrinchium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nodding blue-eyed grass
Synonyms
- Hydastylus cernuus E.P.Bicknell
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May, July to October (from 80 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jordi Martínez Martínez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Martorell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Peter Quakenbush, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Peter Quakenbush, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Peter Quakenbush, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Sisyrinchium
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- Golden blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium californicumIridaceae
- BermudianaSisyrinchium bermudianaIridaceae
- White blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium albidumIridaceae
- Swordleaf blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium chilenseIridaceae
- Funeral Mountain blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium funereumIridaceae
- Annual blue-eyed-grassSisyrinchium micranthumIridaceae
- Eastern blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium atlanticumIridaceae
- Western blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium bellumIridaceae
- Wishbone blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium dichotomumIridaceae
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.