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Bog Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris difformis

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) reffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.

United States	2,059
Canada	321
New York	230
Ontario	207
Massachusetts	203
New Jersey	164
Georgia	149
Alabama	128
Virginia	108
North Carolina	94

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	monocots · Liliopsida
Order	grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
Family	yellow-eyed grasses · Xyridaceae
Genus	Yellow-eyed Grasses · Xyris

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
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