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Brown-eyed sisyrinchium

03:55 Nov 26, 2011
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English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany
English term or phrase: Brown-eyed sisyrinchium
The context is: "Now the combination of those starry, winsome flowers, an easy-going growth habit and the current vogue for native plants and ornamental grasses has created a lot of interest in blue-eyed grass. Its brown-eyed and yellow-eyed sisyrinchium relatives are on their way to popularity as well. And fall is the time to plant them."

I need the Spanish term for "brown-eyed sisyrinchium". Thank you very much in advance.
Andrea Mazzocchi
Netherlands
Local time: 02:57


Summary of answers provided
3Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii / Huilmo
DLyons


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brown-eyed sisyrinchium
Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii / Huilmo


Explanation:
"Huilmo" is the only common name I can find (Chilean).

A semi-evergreen perennial, Quaint And Queer Sisyrinchium commonly called Quaint and Queer. The erect stems bear star shaped flowers of an apricot colour., with maroon throats. The plant is commonly known as Douglas's Widow Grass in North America

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Sisyr...

http://es.zettapedia.com/tag/douglasii.htm

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-26 05:31:07 GMT)
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Or "Ñuño"

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-26 05:37:23 GMT)
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SISYRINCHIUM L.

Género con unas 8o especies nativas de América tropical y austral, el mayor número de ellas pertenece a Chile, con unas 12 especies. Sé las conoce con el nombre vernacular de huilmo, nuño o ñuño.



    Reference: http://www.plantdelights.com/Sisyrinchium-Quaint-and-Queer-P...
    Reference: http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/flowering-plants/78.p...
DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 01:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Benjamin A Flores: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olsynium_douglasii no es del color del "quaint and queer" que es el otro nombre de "brown eyed grasses"
8 hrs
  -> Yes, but Q&Q is a cultivar. And Olsynium douglasii is a recent re-categorization of Sisyrinchium douglasii .
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