| Sisyrinchium idahoense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Sisyrinchieae |
| Genus: | Sisyrinchium |
| Species: | S. idahoense |
| Binomial name | |
| Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P.Bicknell |
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Sisyrinchium idahoense, or Idaho blue-eyed grass, is a perennial that is native to the Western United States and Canada. It It is not a true grass, but is related to the Iris in the Iridaceae family.[1]
Sisyrinchium idahoense is found in generally moist grassy areas and open woodlands, and by stream banks, below 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). It grows 6-18 in tall with narrow grass-like leaves. The flower is usually a deep bluish purple to blue-violet, or pale blue, rarely white, and yellow-throated.