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Xyris difformis Chapm.
bog yelloweyed grass

       
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Photo of Xyris difformis Chapm.
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 difformis Chapm.

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Distribution:
Xyris difformis Chapm.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT), CAN (NS, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Xyris difformis Chapm.

View 1 genera in Xyridaceae, 23 species in Xyris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Xyris difformis Chapm. var. curtissii (Malme) Kral. .
Xyris difformis var. curtissii
Curtiss' yelloweyed grass
Distribution of Xyris difformis Chapm. var. difformis. . Image Available.
Xyris difformis var. difformis
bog yelloweyed grass
Distribution of Xyris difformis Chapm. var. floridana Kral. .
Xyris difformis var. floridana
Florida yelloweyed grass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Xyris difformis Chapm.

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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 difformis Chapm. – bog yelloweyed grass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Xyris difformis Chapm.

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.

Indiana:
Carolina yellow-eyed grass              Threatened
Kentucky:
Carolina yellow-eye-grass              Endangered
Ohio:
Carolina yellow-eyed-grass              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Xyris difformis Chapm.

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 OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Xyris difformis Chapm.

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39102.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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