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White Blue-eyed-grass

Sisyrinchium albidum

Found in woodlands, moist longleaf pine sandhills, open limestone barrens, prairies. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Modest

Native to West Virginia (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
8–15 inches
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to somewhat dry
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At a glance

Bloom
March to May
Fruiting season
April to June

Not yet recorded · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves

County records are not available.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Glades, barrens and outcrops on limestone

Cedar glade in the Pennyroyal Plain, Simpson County
Limestone cedar glade. Shown: Pennyroyal Plain, Simpson County, Kentucky, a neighboring state.Cedar glade in the Pennyroyal Plain, Simpson County, Mason Brock (Masebrock), undated. Public domain. Source record.

Prairies and grasslands

Barrens native plants returning after prescribed fire, September 2020
Barrens grassland after a prescribed fire. Shown: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, a neighboring state.Barrens native plants returning after prescribed fire, September 2020, NPS Photo / Rick Olson, September 2020. Public domain. Source record.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV
8BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Sisyrinchium

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Iridaceae
Flower color
Blue
Fruit begins
April
Fruit ends
June

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

White Blue Eyed Grass

Conservation status

West Virginia rankSU
Global rankG5?
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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