Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 035-01-004:
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
COMMON NAME:
Slender Yellow-eyed Grass, Mountain Yellow-eyed Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_xyto_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120704_537
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Slender scape bears a conelike head from which flowers emerge 1-2 at a time, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm120705_587
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves ascending, 8-20" long, 0.1-0.2" wide, usually spiraled or twisted, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm120705_590
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Our only species of Xyris not strongly associated with the Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora.