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Bog yelloweyed grass

Xyris difformis

Also called Bog Yellow Eyed Grass, Carolina Yellow Eyed Grass, Tall Yellow Eyed Grass, Southern Yelloweyed Grass, Southern Yellow Eyed Grass, Two Formed Yellow Eyed Grass

Bog yelloweyed grass
Photo: Bob Peterson from Fort Myers Beach, Planet Earth!, CC BY 2.0
Family
Xyridaceae (Xyrid family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
E. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A., Belize, Puerto Rico
Climate
temperate

About

Xyris difformis, the bog yelloweyed grass, is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the eastern and southern United States, eastern and central Canada, and Central America.

Xyris difformis is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with grass-like leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.

Other Xyris plants

Coastal plain yelloweyed grass · Xyris andina · Xyris asperula · Baldwin's yelloweyed grass · Xyris bracteata · Shortleaf yelloweyed grass · Carolina yelloweyed grass · Hawai'i yelloweyed grass · Correll's yelloweyed grass · Drummond's yelloweyed grass · Elliott's yelloweyed grass · Fringed yelloweyed grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xyris difformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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