Xyris montana

Xyris montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. montana
Binomial name
Xyris montana
Ries 1892
Synonyms[1][2]

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]


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