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Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium campestre

Other Common Names:  Prairie blue-eyed grass, white-eyed grass
Bloom period:  May - June
Bloom Color: Light to dark blue with a yellowish base.

Wildlife Value Score:  3
Seed Availability:  1
Establishment Frequency:
Growth Form:

Not truly a grass this forbe can be found in moist, particularly sandy soil of floodplains, meadows and low prairies.  It seeds easily and has a tendency to form small patches. Native Americans made a tea from this plant to aid with stomach cramps.


Wildlife Value Score and Seed Availability
1 = low; 5 = high

Establishment Frequency
1 = slow to establish; 5 = easy established in one year