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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
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Learn more about Xyris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Xyris torta
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 035-01-004:
Xyris torta FAMILY Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris torta
COMMON NAME:
Twisted Yellow-eyed-grass, Mountain Yellow-eyed-grass, Slender Yellow-eyed-grass
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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 (Smith, 1998).
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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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 (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Xyris torta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 035-01-004:
Xyris torta
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris torta
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