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Blue-eyed Grass
genus: Sisyrinchium
43.5097, -89.7636
Field Notes
Description:
Leaves are thin, grass-like blades, but despite its name is not a grass at all. The flower is generally blue and small-- about a half inch across with yellow reproductive parts. The plant rarely gets more than a foot tall.
Habitat:
Grasslands.
Notes:
There are about 150 species of blue-eyed grass; this photo is probably Sisyrinchium angustifolium or montanum. This attractive prairie species is sensitive to light and often doesn't open except in direct sunlight, staying closed on cloudy days.
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Sisyrinchium
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PublishedApril 13, 2011
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