Xyris torta Smith. Twisted Yellow-eyed-grass, Mountain Yellow-eyed-grass, Slender Yellow-eyed-grass. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: Mountain bogs, seeps, marshes, streambanks, ditches. Dist: NH west to WI, south to e. VA, e. NC, w. SC, c. GA, LA, OK, and TX. This is one of the few species of Xyris in our area that is not strongly associated with the Coastal Plain.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, FNA22, GW1, Il, K1, K3, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV, XB, Kral & Moffett (2009), Kral (1966a); > Xyris torta Sm. var. macropoda Fernald – F, G; > Xyris torta Sm. var. occidentalis Malme – Malme (1937); > Xyris torta Sm. var. torta – F, G, Malme (1937)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
• Great Plains: OBL
• Midwest: OBL
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9