Slender Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium mucronatum

Other common names: Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass Family: Iris Family (Iridaceae) Group: Blue-eyed Grasses Distinctive features: Looks like grass. Blue flower. Similar species:   •   White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum) - has white flowers.   •   Common Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) - very similar, stem wider.   •   Stout Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) - bracts aer different. Flowers: Summer;  Blue/Violet;  6 parts (petals);  Summer. Blue with yellow center. Petals have distinctly pointed tips. Six parts. 1/2 - 3/4" wide. Leaves: Like grass. Height: 15-40 cm (6-16 in) Stem: Flat, distinctly winged, 1/16" wide (Common Blue-eyed Grass stem is 1/8" wide). Unbranched and without a leafy bract in the middle. Pointed stem continues above flower cluster. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas;  Fields and meadows, bogs, forest edges. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 332    Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 326    ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 69    Native/Non-native: Native Notes: Closely resembling Common Blue-eyed Grass, it can be differentiated by measuring the width of the stem. For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs: 91 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Plants ● Blue-eyed Grasses