Blue-eyed Grass (3)
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium montanum
Family:
Iris (Iridaceae)
AKA:
Eyebright, Blue Star
Photo taken on:
May 27, 2006
Location:
Almont, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to subalpine
Habitat:
Moist meadows
Grows to 20" amongst grasses with grass-like leaves and un-branched flower stems. Flowers are blue to deep blue with yellow at the base of the petals.
Flora of North America reference.
Pale Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium pallidum
Family:
Iris (Iridaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
June 30, 2019
Location:
Russell Lakes State Wildlife Area, SLV, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to montane
Habitat:
Wet meadows, alkaline soils
Grows to 12" amongst grasses and rushes with grass-like leaves. Flowers are pale blue with yellow at the base of the petals.
Listed as a rare plant in Colorado.
Flora of North America reference.
Stiff Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium demissum
Family:
Iris (Iridaceae)
AKA:
Dwarf Blue-eyed Grass
Photo taken on:
June 6, 2021
Location:
Rio Chama, Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones:
Plains to montane
Habitat:
Moist areas, seeps, stream banks
Grows to 20" amongst grasses with grass-like leaves and branched flower stems. Flowers are bluish-violet with yellow at the base of the petals. Differentiated from S. montanum by the branched flower stem.
Flora of North America reference.