Veined Yellow-eyed-grass - Sisyrinchium laxum
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Species Description
Rarely grown in gardens but may escape and become locally naturalised. First introduced into cultivation in Britain in 1820. Native to South America.
Stace 4:
Sisyrinchium laxum Otto ex Sims (S. iridifolium Kunth ssp. valdivianum (Phil.) Ravenna) - Veined Yellow-eyed-grass.
Stems to 45cm, branched; leaves ≤10mm wide; tepals whitish to pale yellow with purple veins, 12-15mm. Neophyte-survivor; garden plant persistent on gravelly paths in Jersey, North Hamptonshire; South America.
Key:
- Tepals cream to yellow for most part
- Stem branched or unbranched, with 1 teminal cyme on each branch; leaves ≤1cm wide
- Tepals cream to pale yellow; stem branched
Useful Links:
Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
Mittelmeer- und Alpenflora (has my photos!)