Xyridaceae
Slender yelloweyed grass
Xyris torta
- Family
- Xyridaceae
- Genus
- Xyris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- زيرون ملتوي
- English
- Slender yelloweyed grass, Twisted yellow-eyed grass, Slender yellow-eyed grass, Twisted yelloweyed grass
Synonyms
- Xyris bulbosa Kunth
- Xyris bulbosa var. minor Alph.Wood
- Xyris purshii Sweet
- Xyris torta var. macropoda Fernald
- Xyris torta var. occidentalis Malme
- Xyris torta var. torta
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.