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+|genus=Sisyrinchium
+|Temp Metric=°F
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+|image=Sisyrinchium_bermudianum_B.jpg
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+|image_caption=''Sisyrinchium bermudianum''
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+'''''Sisyrinchium''''' ('''Blue-eyed Grasses''') is a [[genus]] of 70-150 [[species]] of [[annual plant|annual]] to [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[flowering plant|plants]] of the [[Iridaceae|iris family]], native to the [[New World]].
+These are not true [[grass]]es, but many species have the general appearance of grasses, as they are low-growing plants with long, thin leaves. They often grow on grasslands. Many species resemble [[Iris (plant)|iris]]es, to which they are more closely related. Most species grow as [[perennial plant]]s, from a [[rhizome]], though some are short-lived (e.g. S. striatum), and some are [[Annual plant|annuals]] (e.g. ''S. iridifolium'').
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+The flowers are relatively simple and often grow in clusters.
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+Many species, particularly the South American ones, are not blue, despite the common name. The genus includes species with blue, white, yellow, and purple petals, often with a contrasting centre. Of the species in the United States, the [[Western Blue-eyed Grass]], ''Sisyrinchium bellum'', is sometimes found with white flowers, while the [[California Golden-eyed Grass]], ''Sisyrinchium californicum'', has yellow flowers.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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−==Varieties==
+== Species ==
−{{main|List of Sisyrinchium species}}
+[[Image:Sisyrinchium_albidum.jpg|thumb|''Sisyrinchium albidum'']]
+There are 17-150 species, including:
+{|
+|- valign="top"
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+* ''[[Sisyrinchium angustifolium]]'' <small>[[Philip Miller|Mill.]]</small><br /><small>Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass</small>
+* ''Sisyrinchium bellum'' <small>S. Wats.</small><br /><small>[[Western Blue-eyed Grass]]</small>
+* ''[[Sisyrinchium idahoense]]'' <small>Bickn.</small><br /><small>Idaho Blue-eyed Grass</small>
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+* ''[[Sisyrinchium montanum]]'' <small>Greene</small><br /><small>Strict Blue-eyed Grass, American Blue-eyed-grass</small>
+* ''[[Sisyrinchium platense]]'' <small>I. M. Johnston</small>
+* ''[[Sisyrinchium pruinosum]]''<br /><small>Spotted Blue-eyed Grass</small>
+|}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
−<gallery perrow=5>
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−Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Sisyrinchium-campestre.jpg|Prairie Blue-eyed Grass (''[[Sisyrinchium campestre]]'')
−Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:Sisyrinchium-montanum.jpg|Strict Blue-eyed Grass (''[[Sisyrinchium montanum|Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum]]'')
−Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+Image:Sisyrinchium-mucronatum.jpg|Needletip Blue-eyed Grass (''[[Sisyrinchium mucronatum]]'')
+Image:Sisyrinchium-fuscatum.jpg|Coastalplain Blue-eyed Grass (''[[Sisyrinchium fuscatum]]'')
</gallery>
</gallery>