Iridaceae
Swordleaf blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium chilense
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Sisyrinchium
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Sisyrinchium chilenseIridaceae
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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
More in Sisyrinchium
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- Golden blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium californicumIridaceae
- BermudianaSisyrinchium bermudianaIridaceae
- White blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium albidumIridaceae
- 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
- Sisyrinchium graminifoliumIridaceae
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.