Xyris montana

Xyris montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. montana
Binomial name
	Xyris montana; Ries 1892
Synonyms
	List Xyris flexuosa var. pusilla A. Gray 1868 not Xyris pusilla R. Br. 1810 ; Xyris montana f. albiflora B.Boivin ; Xyris montana f. bracteosa Haberer ; Xyris papillosa Fassett ; Xyris papillosa var. exserta Fassett ;

Xyris montana, the northern yelloweyed grass,^[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows in eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland) and in the northeastern and north-central United States (from Minnesota to New England and New Jersey).^[4]^[5]

Xyris montana is a perennial herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 15 cm (6 inches) long but less than 3 mm (0.12 inches) wide.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Xyris montana". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
^ "Xyris montana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris montana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ "Xyris montana". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
^ ^a ^b Kral, Robert (2000). "Xyris montana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 22. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ Ries, Heinrich 1892. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 19(2): 38
^ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

External links[edit]

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[1] "Xyris montana". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.

[2] "Xyris montana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.

[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris montana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 September 2015.

[4] "Xyris montana". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.

[tammy-5] Kral, Robert (2000). "Xyris montana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 22. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[6] Ries, Heinrich 1892. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 19(2): 38

[7] Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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