Idaho blue-eyed grass facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Idaho blue-eyed grass
Scientific classification
Genus:	Sisyrinchium
Species:	idahoense
Synonyms
Sisyrinchium birameum Piper Sisyrinchium juncellum Greene Sisyrinchium macounii E.P.Bicknell Sisyrinchium occidentale E.P.Bicknell Sisyrinchium oreophilum E.P.Bicknell Sisyrinchium segetum E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium idahoense, the Idaho blue-eyed grass, is a perennial that is native to western North America. It is not a true grass, but is instead in the family Iridaceae.

Characteristics

Sisyrinchium idahoense is found in generally moist grassy areas and open woodlands, and by stream banks, below 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). It grows 6-18 in tall with narrow grass-like leaves. The flower is usually a deep bluish purple to blue-violet, or pale blue, rarely white, and yellow-throated.