Sisyrinchium bellum, Sauces Canyon, Santa Cruz Island

Date

May 7, 1991

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

Steve Junak

Sisyrinchium bellum, Sauces Canyon, Santa Cruz Island

Location Information

Place Name

Santa Cruz Island, Canyon De Los Sauces

Country:

United States

State:

California

County:

Santa Barbara

Is this photo taken on the Channel Islands?

Yes

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured

Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)

Šmuwič (Barbareño)

sh`ichkɨ` iwaq`aq

More Info

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