{"id":9505,"date":"2014-02-06T12:59:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T17:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=9505"},"modified":"2021-01-12T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:23:14","slug":"needletip-blue-eyed-grass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/bluepurple-flowers\/needletip-blue-eyed-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Needletip blue-eyed grass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. February 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> <em>Sisyrinchium mucronatum <\/em>Michx.; also <em>S. intermedium<\/em> E.P. Bicknell<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s):<\/strong> needletip blue-eyed grass, needle-tipped blue-eyed grass, slender blue-eyed grass, narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass, Michaux&#8217;s blue-eyed grass<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/core\/profile?symbol=SIMU3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a> , <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=SIMU3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPIN Profile,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/sisyrinchium\/mucronatum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Images:<\/strong> (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view image&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9505 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-2c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-2c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sisyrinchium mucronatum mid-June\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-2c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-2c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3175'>\n\t\t\t\tmid-June\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Sisyrinchium-mucronatum-003-opt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Sisyrinchium-mucronatum-003-opt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sisyrinchium mucronatum slender leaves\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Sisyrinchium-mucronatum-003-opt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Sisyrinchium-mucronatum-003-opt-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14698'>\n\t\t\t\tslender leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-5c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-5c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sisyrinchium mucronatum can have multiple flowers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-5c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-5c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3178'>\n\t\t\t\tsolitary inflorescence can have multiple flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-1c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-1c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sisyrinchium mucronatum fruit with purplish spathe\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-1c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Sisyrinchium-montanum-1c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3174'>\n\t\t\t\tfruit with purplish spathe\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>-perennial<\/p>\n<p>-narrow stems<\/p>\n<p>-faint wing margins<\/p>\n<p>-sessile single inflorescense<\/p>\n<p>-alternate basal leaves<\/p>\n<p>-easily confused with <em>S. montanum<\/em>, which has wider leaves and usually lacks purplish spathes (bracts surrounding the inflorescence)<\/p>\n<p>-listed as a species of Special Concern in ME<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-field and meadows<\/p>\n<p>-forest edges<\/p>\n<p>-shores of rives<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go Botany. \u201cSisyrinchium Mucronatum Michx.\u201d <i>Sisyrinchium Mucronatum (Needle-Tipped Blue-Eyed-Grass): Go Botany<\/i>, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/sisyrinchium\/mucronatum\/.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. 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Bicknell Common name(s): needletip blue-eyed grass, needle-tipped blue-eyed grass, slender blue-eyed grass, narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass, Michaux&#8217;s blue-eyed grass Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":6020,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9505","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Needletip blue-eyed grass - Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/bluepurple-flowers\/needletip-blue-eyed-grass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Needletip blue-eyed grass - Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prepared by Jennifer L. 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