PLANTS Profile for Xyris torta (slender yelloweyed grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Xyris torta Sm.
slender yelloweyed grass

Symbol:

XYTO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Xyridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Xyris torta Sm.

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Synonyms:
Xyris torta Sm.

	XYBU3	Xyris bulbosa Kunth
	XYFL4	Xyris flexuosa Chapm.
	XYIN2	Xyris indica L.
	XYTOM	Xyris torta Sm. var. macropoda Fernald
	XYTOO	Xyris torta Sm. var. occidentalis Malme

Distribution:
Xyris torta Sm.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)

Related Taxa:
Xyris torta Sm.

View 1 genera in Xyridaceae, 23 species in Xyris

Classification:
Xyris torta Sm.

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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 torta Sm. – slender yelloweyed grass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Xyris torta Sm.

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.

Iowa:
yellow-eyed grass		Endangered
Minnesota:
twisted yellow-eyed grass		Endangered
Ohio:
twisted yellow-eyed-grass		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
yellow-eyed-grass		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Xyris torta Sm.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Xyris torta Sm.

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 39117.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 09:37 AM MDT