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. ''Xyris torta'' is a perennial herb with a stem up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with long, narrow twisted leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long but generally less than 5 mm (0.2 inches) wide.Flora of North America, ''Xyris torta'' Smith 1819.
/ref>Rees, Abraham 1819. The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature, volume 39, unnumbered page with ''Xyris'' no. 11
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