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Xyris montana Ries
northern yelloweyed grass

       
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Line Drawing of Xyris montana Ries
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 451. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Xyris montana Ries

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Distribution:
Xyris montana Ries

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Xyris montana Ries

View 1 genera in Xyridaceae, 23 species in Xyris
 

Classification:
Xyris montana Ries

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Commelinales
Family Xyridaceae – Yellow-eyed Grass family
Genus Xyris L. – yelloweyed grass
Species Xyris montana Ries – northern yelloweyed grass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Xyris montana Ries

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
northern yellow-eyed grass              Endangered
New Jersey:
northern yellow-eyed-grass              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
yellow-eyed grass              Rare
Rhode Island:
northern yellow-eyed grass              Threatened
Vermont:
northern yellow-eyed grass              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Xyris montana Ries

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Xyris montana Ries

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39111.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
Time Generated: 10/27/2008 09:08 PM MDT