Baby Blue Eyes

Date

March 1979

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

Clifton F. Smith

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured

Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)

Šmuwič (Barbareño)

sh`ichkɨ` iwaq`aq

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Alternative Common Names

Eyed Grass , Blue, Western Blue-Eyed Grass

Native Status

Native

Plant Type/Growth Form

perennial herb

Blooming Period

Winter, Spring

Plant Communities

Chaparral, Sisyrinchium bellum, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Meadow, Wetland/Riparian, Woodland, Sisyrinchium bellum, Foothill Woodland, Freshwater Marsh, Inland Closed-Cone Coniferous Forest, Lower Montane Coniferous Forest, Lowland Chaparral, Sisyrinchium bellum, Montane Chaparral, Perennial Grassland--Remnant Non-desert Grassland, Riparian Woodland, Sisyrinchium bellum

Flower Color

Blue, Lavender, Purple

Primary Plant Part

Whole Plant