Slender yelloweyed grass facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Slender yelloweyed grass |
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Xyris
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torta
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Xyris bulbosa Kunth
Xyris bulbosa var. minor Alph.Wood Xyris purshii Sweet Xyris torta var. macropoda Fernald Xyris torta var. occidentalis Malme |
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Xyris torta, the slender yelloweyed grass, is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in the central and eastern United States from New Hampshire to Georgia, west as far as Minnesota, Nebraska, and eastern Texas.
Xyris torta is a perennial herb with a stem up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with long, narrow twisted leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long but generally less than 5 mm (0.2 inches) wide.
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