Sisyrinchium nashii

Classification	Monocots
Family	Iridaceae
Family (Traditional)	Iridaceae
Genus	Sisyrinchium
Species:	Sisyrinchium nashii E. P. Bicknell
Common Name	Nashs Blue Eyed Grass
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; 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; 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; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); G4G5 (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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Anderson (TN), Bradley (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Houston (TN), Marion (TN), Moore (TN), Polk (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2015 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0072666	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072663	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072661	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072662	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072665	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072536	Houston	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072667	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072660	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072664	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072670	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072668	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
TENN-V-0072669	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT008517	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT008521	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT008514	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT008520	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT008515	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT008519	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT008513	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii
APSC0110984	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Sisyrinchium nashii
APSC0056662	Cumberland	Tennessee	01 Jun 2015	Devin Rodgers	APSC Sisyrinchium nashii
APSC0078463	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Sisyrinchium nashii
UCHT036861	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Sisyrinchium nashii

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Sisyrinchium nashii

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