At Pepperwood, in the grasslands, there were some of these small, purple flowers. Every-once-in-awhile I would pass one of them on the road. There was usually a few of them together, and didn't really grow alone. also, most of them were out where the sun could reach.
The Western Blue-eyed Grass or Californian Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium bellum, is the common blue-eyed grass of California and Oregon west of the Sierra Nevadas, its range extending south into Baja California. It grows as a perennial plant in open places where there is some moisture, particularly grassy areas, though it can also be found in woodlands and at altitudes up to 2400 metres. Like other species of blue-eyed grasses that are locally dominant, it is generally...
