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Sisyrinchium is a large genus of annual to perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae.Native to the New World, the species are known as blue-eyed grasses. Although they are not true grasses (Poaceae), they are monocots.
When in breeding condition, the males' eyes turn red. After the female lays her eggs, the male fertilizes the eggs and aggressively defends the nest, eggs and fry from any intruder-including other females. Males are most commonly found defending the nest for up to five days later until the fry have hatched. [10]
Sisyrinchium californicum is a species of flowering plant in the iris family known by the common names golden blue-eyed grass, [2] yellow-eyed-grass, [3] and golden-eyed-grass. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California , where it grows in moist habitat, often in coastal areas.
Sisyrinchium montanum, the blue-eyed-grass, American blue-eyed-grass, [4] or strict blue-eyed grass, [5] is a grass-like species of plant from the genus Sisyrinchium, native to northern North America from Newfoundland west to easternmost Alaska, and south to Pennsylvania in the east, and to New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains.
The stems of Sisyrinchium bellum can grow as long as 60 centimetres (24 in), though they are often shorter. Its leaves are grassy and tufted. The flowers are 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter and purplish-blue, varying somewhat in color from a true blue to a definite purple; occasional white-flowering plants are found.
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Sisyrinchium idahoense, the Idaho blue-eyed grass, [7] is a perennial that is native to western North America. It is not a true grass , but is instead in the family Iridaceae . [ 8 ]
“Cherry eye is a common eye condition in dogs where a gland in the third eyelid pops out and swells up, making it look like a red, swollen ‘cherry’ in the corner of the eye,” says Dr. Hood.