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Xyris difformis, the bog yelloweyed grass,[3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the eastern and southern United States, eastern and central Canada, and Central America.[4][5]

Xyris difformis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. difformis
Binomial name
Xyris difformis Chapm.
Synonyms[2]
List Xyris difforme Chapm. Xyris elata Chapm. Xyris bayardii Fernald Xyris curtissii Malme Xyris neglecta Small 1894 not Alb.-Nilsson 1891 Xyris floridana (Kral) E.L.Bridges & Orzell

Xyris difformis is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with grass-like leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[5][6]

Varieties[5]

• Xyris difformis var. curtissii (Malme) Kral - Belize, coastal states of USA from Texas to Virginia
• Xyris difformis var. difformis - Nova Scotia, Ontario, USA (coastal states from Maine to Texas plus areas as far inland as Michigan, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Arkansas)
• Xyris difformis var. floridana Kral - Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, USA (coastal states from Louisiana to the Carolinas)

References

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Virginia in 1980

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