Sisyrinchium capillare E.P.Bicknell
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Iridaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Very slender and delicate, 2–4.5 dm, erect, glaucescent, drying pale; stems 0.5 mm wide or less; lvs less than 1 mm wide, the bases persisting as stiff fibers; spathes (1)2(3) at the top of the simple stem, the outer (lower) ones with an erect, setaceous outer bract 2–8.5 cm, the other bracts 1–1.5 cm, subequal, often purplish-tinged, hyaline margined; tep 6–8 mm, light blue-violet; fr 2–3 mm. Flatwoods and pinelands; se. Va. to Fla.