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Sisyrinchium atlanticum
eastern blue-eyed-grass
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sisyrinchium atlanticum E.P. Bicknell
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		eastern blue-eyed-grass
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asparagales, Family Iridaceae, Genus Sisyrinchium, Species Sisyrinchium atlanticum


Park Tags:
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Xeric forest
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Gateway National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Indiana Dunes National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Padre Island National Seashore
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	2/10/2015

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 1:56:24 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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