“Blue-eyed grass”

Saw this lone flower, seemingly on a blade of grass, at the edge of Thompson Woods on campus. Was able to identify it with the help of MyWildflowers-dot-com — http://www.mywildflowers.com/identify.asp — and, of course, PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/
This is Sisyrinchium angustifolium (family Iridaceae, the same family that has the genus Iris). Also called “Pointed blue-eyed grass.”

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Sisyrinchium_angustifolium&rank=binomial

One year ago (“Bird’s-eye view II”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-05-16
Two years ago (“‘Semi-“filler”’?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-05-16

[Ann Stenson]

This is just beautiful Thom! : )

[Rick Schies]

Superb little flower

[elaine]

Love this shade of blue!