Posted by WiseAcre on May 20th, 2010
Bloom n Beetle
2010
May 20
First the flower then the bug.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium mucronatum
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The plant looks like grass but a closer look reveals the Iris Family lineage. Blue eyed grass can be found in fields and meadows and often growing along roadsides. Actually you find it where you find it. In this case I found only one but there it was in a shady lane.
This is a species of blue eyed grass with NO branched stems. One clue to the identity – the leaves are much shorter than the flower stem. |
Bug Time
Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle – Cicindela sexguttata
This ground beetle is seldom found far from the woods. It’s color can be bluish and the spots may be missing but it’s supposed to be hard to confuse this beetle with any others.
Don’t you just hate it when that expensive metallic paint job starts to flake?
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May 21st, 2010 at 9:54 am
Love the iris grass. I have never seen any before(-: The flower is so pretty!
The bug looks icky as bugs do, but the color is pretty(-:
Thanks for sharing(-: Have a great weekend!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:08 am
How do you think to have this metalic colour sprayed on your car?
May 21st, 2010 at 5:05 pm
I just bought my first Sisyrinchium last weekend, although I have S. californicum. I kept seeing it everywhere, and finally had to cave. I love the green beetle. You’re right, it looks like my old car did when the primer grey started showing through the paint job!
May 22nd, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Wow, that is some bug! Why are all my bugs so boring? Well, maybe I don’t look close enough.
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:12 pm
I haven’t seen mucronatum; it’s mostly montanum here, but some are really hard to decide.
May 24th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Beautiful photos! We’re growing blue eyed grass in our Oakland California garden.
May 24th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Thank you for commenting on my blog.
I will return to check out all your wildflowers.
Lene