Xyris torta
Species of yelloweyed grass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of yelloweyed grass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xyris torta, the slender yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in the central and eastern United States from New Hampshire to Georgia, west as far as Minnesota, Nebraska, and eastern Texas.[3][4]
| Xyris torta | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. torta |
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| Xyris torta Sm. 1819 not Kunth 1843 | |
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Xyris torta is a perennial herb with a stem up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with long, narrow twisted leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long but generally less than 5 mm (0.2 inches) wide.[4][5]
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