Bermuda pigroot vs Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass

Sisyrinchium micranthum compared with Sisyrinchium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Bermuda pigroot is Least Concern while Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda pigroot	Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same	Iridaceae	Iridaceae
Genus same	Sisyrinchium	Sisyrinchium
Species	Sisyrinchium micranthum	Sisyrinchium mucronatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda pigroot and Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sisyrinchium.

Conservation Status

Bermuda pigroot

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda pigroot	Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda pigroot

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bermuda pigroot

The Bermuda pigroot (Sisyrinchium micranthum) is a species in the genus Sisyrinchium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and