Sisyrinchium mucronatum

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyIridaceae
Family (Traditional)Iridaceae
GenusSisyrinchium
Species:Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michx.
Common NameNeedletip Blue Eyed Grass
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: equitant; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 6; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Sisyrinchium versicolor Sisyrinchium versicolor E.P.Bicknell

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bledsoe (TN), Bradley (TN), Clay (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Morgan (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1957 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
ETSU002545 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072657 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021248 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU025070 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021243 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017498 Warren Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017494 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021251 Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017490 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
N/A Franklin Tennessee 05 May 1962 Marvin Singleton
UOS
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
SWMT00626 Tennessee 27 Apr 1957 Clara Ann Marmann
SWMT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008499 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008497 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008512 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
MTSU002838 Rutherford Tennessee 30 Apr 1991 Buffy Storm
MTSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UTM00226 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072654 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072659 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008511 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021252 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017491 Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021244 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU025071 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017492 Weakley Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021246 Morgan Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
MTSU002839 Wilson Tennessee 26 Apr 1981 Connie Hailey
4
MTSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UTM00225 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UTM00227 Tennessee
UTM
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
ETSU002544 Tennessee
ETSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
ETSU002546 Johnson Tennessee 03 Jun 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072658 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072652 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008498 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
007571 Fayette Tennessee
BOON
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021245 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017500 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
ETSU031793 Tennessee
ETSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008506 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008510 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU035066 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021250 White Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
N/A Franklin Tennessee 02 May 1965 Fred Diegmann
UOS
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
31234100097631 Van Buren Tennessee 14 May 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6064
EKY
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072656 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072625 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021242 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017493 Pickett Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU025069 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021241 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021247 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
MTSU002837 Rutherford Tennessee 29 Apr 1994 Terri Hogan
MTSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
ETSU002547 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072655 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008507 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008500 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008509 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU021249 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017499 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
N/A Franklin Tennessee 08 May 1973 Jarrell
UOS
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
ETSU002538 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
TENN-V-0072653 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
UCHT008505 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
HTTU017495 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
N/A Franklin Tennessee 25 Apr 1966 Bert Polk
UOS
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
ETSU031181 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
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