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Field Notes

Description:

Light blue/violet flowers, small pedals

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
mr.kamper321
Blue-eyed Grass "There are 41 Blue-eyed Grass species listed in the USDA Plants Database, with every state in the union having at least one species." http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Sisyrinchium%20mucronatum
Jopy
Hello, I have to confirm Tiz suggestion that this is S. siberica :)
Tiz
Hello Kaykay! This is a type of Scilla in the Hyacinthaceae fam. Perhaps a S. siberica, but I am not sure about if they exist in Illinois. Perhaps someone else knows. Best regards

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Plainfield SD 202 Biodiversity Catalogue
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PublishedMay 4, 2014

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