Xyris difformis
| Xyris difformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. difformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyris difformis Chapm. 1860 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Xyris difformis, the bog yelloweyed grass,[2] 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.[3][4]
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. [4][5]
- Varieties[4]
- Xyris difformis var. curtissii (Malme) Kral - Belize, coastal states of USA from Texas to Virginia
- Xyris difformis var. difformis - Nova Scotia, Ontario, USA (coastal states from Maine to Texas plus areas as far inland as Michigan, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Arkansas)
- Xyris difformis var. floridana Kral - Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, USA (coastal states from Louisiana to the Carolinas)
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Xyris difformis Chapm.
- ↑ "Xyris difformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- 1 2 3 of North America, Xyris difformis Chapm. 1860.
- ↑ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 500
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