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Northern yelloweyed grass

Xyris montana

Also called Northern yellow-eyed grass

Northern yelloweyed grass
Photo: Aaron Carlson, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Xyridaceae (Xyrid family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
E. Canada to NC. & NE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Xyris montana, the northern yelloweyed grass, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Xyridaceae. It grows in eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland) and in the northeastern and north-central United States (from Minnesota to New England and New Jersey).

Where it grows

Xryis montana has been found in eastern and central Canada (Ontario to the island of Newfoundland) and in the northeastern and north-central United States (Minnesota to New England and New Jersey).

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 · Bog yelloweyed grass · Drummond's yelloweyed grass · Elliott's yelloweyed grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xyris montana 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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