Olsynium

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Olsynium
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Species

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Olsynium is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, with 11 of the species native to South America, and the twelfth to western North America. The genus was formerly often included in the related genus Sisyrinchium.

They are perennial herbaceous bulbiferous plants growing to 10-40 cm tall. The leaves are linear, 4-30 cm long and 1-3 mm broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, with six tepals.

Selected species
  • Olsynium biflorum (Thunb.) Goldbl. Patagonia.
  • Olsynium douglasii (A.Dietr.) E.P.Bicknell. Western North America.
  • Olsynium filifolium (Gaudich.) Goldbl. Falkland Islands.
  • Olsynium junceum (E.Mey. ex Presl) Goldbl. Chile.
  • Olsynium philippii (Klatt) Goldbl. Chile.
  • Olsynium scirpoideum (Poepp.) Golbl. Chile.

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