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Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Common name:	Bermuda Blue-Eyed Grass	Family:	Iridaceae
Author:	Mill.	Botanical references:	17, 200
Synonyms:	Sisyrinchium montanum (Greene.), Sisyrinchium graminoides (Bicknell.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Western Ireland. South-eastern N. America. Naturalized in Britain.
Habitat:	Sandy woods in Texas[274]. Naturalised in Britain where it grows in marshy meadows and on lake shores[17].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	S. bermudiana[B] S. bermudiana auct. non[P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Blue-eyed Grass [H], Common Blue-eyed Grass [L], Mountain Blueeyed Grass [P], Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed-grass [B], Narrowleaf Blueeyed Grass [P], Strict Blue-eyed-grass [B],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	angustifolium = narrow leaved;
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Liliales. Iris family

Physical Characteristics

Perennial growing to 0.4m. It is hardy to zone 3. It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked[257]. They are mixed with other greens[257].

Medicinal Uses

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The root is astringent[257]. An infusion is used to treat diarrhoea in adults and children[257].
The leaves are eaten as a cooked green to regulate the bowels[257].
An infusion of the plant has been used to treat stomach complaints and stomach worms[257].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Prefers a moist but well-drained humus-rich loamy soil and a position in full sun, though it will tolerate part-day shade[200].
[200] gives a hardiness rating of zone 3 to this plant (tolerating winter temperatures down to about -40°c) but then says that the plant will need the protection of a cold greenhouse in areas where the temperature falls much below freezing[200].
Plants will often self-sow when growing in a suitable position[200].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse in the autumn, though it can also be sown in the spring. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant out in late spring, after the last expected frosts.
Division in early spring.

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Web References

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Sisyrinchium montanum (a possible synonym).

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for the family Iridaceae.

[CHINA] Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.

Readers Comments

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

John Duncan (john.duncan@rdplus.net) Tue Jun 11 17:45:39 2002

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