Pale Yellow-eyed-grass

Pale Yellow-eyed-grass - Powerstock, Dorset

Group of flower spikes

Single flower-spike

Flower - 3 stamens, 6 petals with points

Iris-like leaves
Sisyrinchium striatum
Iridaceae
May to July
The garden plant is grown throughout the country.
The naturalised escape is found mainly in the South and is
rather thinly scattered elsewhere.
See the BSBI distribution map for Pale Yellow-eyed-grass
It is a neophyte, introduced from South America in the
1780s.
It has been known in the wild since the late 1920s and
may be on the increase.
Short-lived populations are found on waste land and
probably originate from garden throw-outs.
Stable populations are found on waste heath-land
and in quarries.
Pale Yellow-eyed-grass is an evergreen, rhizomatous,
clump-forming herb, growing up to 75cm.
The pale yellow flowers occur along the length of the stem
and are up to 2cm across.
There are 6 petals, each with a short terminal point.
There are 3 yellow stamens.
The leaves are broad-bladed and Iris-like.
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