Wisp

Wisp

Canon 40D

These tiny wildflowers are just starting to bloom.

Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
From Wikipedia:
The Blue-eyed Grasses, genus Sisyrinchium, are a substantial group of flowering plants of the iris family, Iridaceae. There are between 70 to 150 species (according to different authors), all native to the New World. Several Eastern U. S. species are threatened or endangered.)
The taxonomy of this genus is rather perplexing and confusing, as several of these species, such as Sisyrinchium angustifolium, form complexes with many variants named as species. More genetic research and cladistic analysis need to be performed to sort out the relationships between the species. Some species, notably S. douglasii, have been transferred to the separate genus Olsynium.
The name Sisyrinchium is derived from the Greek words sys (pig) and “rhynchos” (nose), referring to the habit of pigs grubbing the roots.
These are not true grasses, but many species have the general appearance of grasses, as they are low-growing plants with long, thin leaves. They often grow on grasslands. Many species resemble irises, to which they are more closely related. Most species grow as perennial plants, from a rhizome, though some are short-lived (e.g. S. striatum), and some are annuals (e.g. S. iridifolium).

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