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''Xyris difformis'', the bog yelloweyed grass, is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the eastern and southern United States, eastern and central Canada, and Central America. ''Xyris difformis'' is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with grass-like leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.of North America, ''Xyris difformis'' Chapm. 1860.
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Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Virginia in 1980
difformis Plants described in 1860 Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Central America Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of Eastern Canada Flora of Texas Flora of Oklahoma Taxa named by Alvan Wentworth Chapman {{Poales-stub