Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Dryand. is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Dryand.

Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Dryand.

Sisyrinchium californicum is a yellow-flowered rhizomatous perennial herb with grasslike leaves and dark dried foliage.

Family
Genus
Sisyrinchium
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Dryand.

Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Dryand. is a rhizomatous perennial herb. It produces a pale green, non-waxy stem that can reach around 60 centimeters in height. Its foliage turns dark brown or black when it dries. The plant bears flat, narrow, grasslike leaves. Each of its flowers has six tepals, which measure between 1 and 2 centimeters long. Tepals range in color from light to bright yellow, and often display brown veining. Its fruit is a dark-colored capsule.

Photo: (c) Lisette Arellano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Lisette Arellano · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Sisyrinchium

More from Iridaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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