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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