family
Yellow-eyed Grasses
Xyridaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native yellow-eyed grasses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Elliott's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
food
1
flowers
6
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Shortleaf Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
food
1
flowers
4
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Twisted Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris torta
food
1
flowers
3
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Tall Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris platylepis
food
1
flowers
3
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Laxleaf Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris laxifolia
food
1
flowers
3
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Small's Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris smalliana
food
1
flowers
3
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Grassleaf Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris baldwiniana
food
1
flowers
3
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Carolina Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
food
1
flowers
2
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Coastalplain Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris ambigua
food
1
flowers
2
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Bog Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris difformis
food
1
flowers
2
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Richard's Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris jupicai
food
1
flowers
2
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Fringed Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris fimbriata
food
1
flowers
2
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Savannah Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris flabelliformis
food
1
flowers
2
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Narrowleaf Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris stenotera
food
1
flowers
2
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Roughleaf Yellow-eyed Grass
Xyris scabrifolia
food
1
flowers
2