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Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

A lovely, tiny pale blue flower with a yellow center.

Habitat:

I spotted this in a grassy meadow, the typical place blue-eyed grass grows.

Notes:

There are 70-200 species in the genus sisyrinchium.

Reference Links:

Sisyrinchium, Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) · iNaturalist.org

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
I thought the other one looked like a horsetail but it confused me that the blue-eyed grass was peeping through. :) Thanks for confirming, Dan.
Dan Doucette
Yeah, the flower is blue-eyed grass. The other plant is horsetail (Equisetum). Blue-eyed grass leaves are more thick fan like blades.

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PublishedJuly 1, 2013

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