Xyris montana

Xyris montana

Secure  (NatureServe)
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, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Xyridaceae. 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).