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Iridaceae

Swordleaf blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium chilense Hook.

Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Sisyrinchium

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Swordleaf blue-eyed grass
Quechua
Ayka-ayka

Synonyms

  • Bermudiana bermudiana f. coerulea Kuntze
  • Bermudiana bermudiana f. flavida Kuntze
  • Bermudiana bermudiana f. lactea Kuntze
  • Bermudiana bermudiana f. lilacina Kuntze
  • Bermudiana bermudiana f. rubra Kuntze
  • Bermudiana bermudiana f. violacea Kuntze
  • Bermudiana bermudiana var. chilensis (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Bermudiana chilensis (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Sisyrinchium berteroi Steud. ex Baker
  • Sisyrinchium chilense var. uniflorum (Gay ex Phil.) L.E.Navas & Urra
  • Sisyrinchium chilense var. uniflorum L.U.Molina
  • Sisyrinchium chilense var. urubambense Vargas
  • Sisyrinchium graminifolium Bertero ex Steud.
  • Sisyrinchium herrerae Vargas
  • Sisyrinchium iridifolium subsp. valdivianum (Phil.) Ravenna
  • Sisyrinchium micranthum subsp. valdivianum (Phil.) Ravenna
  • Sisyrinchium quinquevulnerum Dombey ex Klatt
  • Sisyrinchium ramosum var. chilense (Hook.) Herb.
  • Sisyrinchium uniflorum Gay ex Phil.
  • Sisyrinchium valdivianum Phil.
  • Sisyrinchium vulgare Herter

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.