, Family Iris (Iridaceae) Height 6-12" Color Blue/Purple Flowers Six-parted, tubular at base. Inferior ovary. Center is bright yellow. Blooms March - April Leaves Long, slender. Flat. Somewhat grasslike. Habitat Moist grassy areas and woodlands     Blue-eyed grass isn't a grass but is in the iris family. The flower is usually a brilliant deep blue to purple color but is occasionally seen in a light sky blue or white. The Coast Miwok used tea made from Blue-Eyed Grass to treat stomach-aches. The Ohlone used the tea to reduce fever. [1] caption: file: x - square 0" x 0" at 300 dpi - release: contact us regarding image add image to lightbox References Alden, Peter, and Fred Heath. National Audubon Society Field Guide to California. New York: Knopf, 1998. Beidleman, Linda H., and Eugene N. Kozloff. Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey. Berekeley, CA: University of California, 2003. Mount Diablo Wildflowers. Walnut Creek, CA: Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association, 2005. Munz, Philip A. Introduction to California Spring Wildflowers of the Foothills, Valleys, and Coast. Eds. Dianne Lake and Phyllis M. Faber. Berekeley, CA: University of California, 2004. [1] URL: http://www.nps.gov/archive/prsf/nathist1/wildflowers/blues/blue_eyed_grass.htm