Iridaceae FAMILY

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sisyrinchium angustifolium is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.40 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern Ireland. South-eastern N. America. Naturalized in Britain.

HabitatSandy woods in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. Naturalised in Britain where it grows in marshy meadows and on lake shores[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].