Sisyrinchium idahoense E. P. Bicknell

Description: Idaho blue-eyed grass is a perennial forb, not a grass as the common name suggests. Part of the iris family (Iridaceae), it is a monocot and has thin, erect, grass-like leaves growing from the base. As it matures it will grow to be 6 to 18 inches tall, and its small blooms are light blue to deep blue or purple, six-petaled, star shaped flowers with a yellow center Flowers will begin to bloom late spring through midsummer. It grows in moist meadows and on the edges of wetlands or stream banks. plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_siid.pdf Photo: Tom Koener/USFWS. Date: 12 June 2014, 16:25. Source: Idaho Blue Eyed Grass (Sysyrinchium idahoense) Cokeville Meadows NWR. Author: USFWS Mountain-Prairie.

Description: Idaho blue eyed grass, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale, White Mountains, elevation 2915 m (9565 ft). Also visible is wiregrass, Juncus balticus. Date: 23 June 2014, 17:36. Source: Idaho blue eyed grass, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale. Author: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA. Camera location37° 29′ 50.64″ N, 118° 07′ 09.7″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.497400; -118.119362.

Description: Idaho blue eyed grass, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale, White Mountains, elevation 2890 m (9480 ft). Also visible is wiregrass, Juncus balticus. Date: 23 June 2014, 16:22. Source: Idaho blue eyed grass, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale. Author: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA. Camera location37° 29′ 54.02″ N, 118° 06′ 42.91″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.498338; -118.111920.