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Sisyrinchium xerophyllum

Sisyrinchium xerophyllum

Found in florida scrub and other dry sandy sites. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Florida edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Modest

Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 33 Florida counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Florida scrub

Evergreen scrub oaks, sand pine and rosemary on deep, white, drought-prone sand ridges, burned rarely but intensely; distinct from the longleaf and turkey oak sandhills.

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Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 103 animals.

All wildlife of Florida

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL
8BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Sisyrinchium

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
IRIDACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rankS3
Global rankG3
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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