California blue-eyed grass (Sisyrichium bellum)

Jasper Ridge

Blue eyed grass

Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Family: Iridaceae (iris family)

Jasper Ridge
with David and Syler
April 23, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

California blue-eyed grass (Sisyrichium bellum)
San Bruno Mountain
With Nature Through Photography class
April 15, 2018
Canon 5Dmark2
Olympus Tough TG-5

Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Family: Iridaceae (iris family)
Russian Ridge
May 11, 2020
Canon 7D markII

BEG

Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Family: Iridaceae (iris family)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
March, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Note:
Almost every aspect of this plants name seems to be anomalous.
1) The flower is purple, not blue.
2) The eye is yellow, not blue.
3) It is an iris, not a grass.
4) The genus (though this etymology is controversial), may refer to pig-nose.
5) But, yes, the California species is pretty - bellum.

Last modified: May 12, 2020
Created: April 4, 2014 (from lomatium.html)
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