Sisyrinchium pruinosum, the dotted blue-eyed grass, is a perennial plant in the family Iridaceae, native to the south-central United States. There are also reports of the plant in California, but these appear to represent naturalizations. It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Sisyrinchium langloisii.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Roadside Blue-eyed Grass being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sisyrinchium ensigerum
- Sisyrinchium langloisii
- Sisyrinchium angustifolium
- Sisyrinchium atlanticum
- Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Sisyrinchium
- Species
- Sisyrinchium pruinosum
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