Xyris smalliana
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| Photo by Renee Brecht | Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Xyris smalliana |
| Common name: | Small's yelloweyed grass |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 12- 60" |
| Foliage: | basal rosette, leaves flat (not twisted) |
| Flower: | yellow, keel jagged, opening in the afternoon 1/2" wide |
| Flowering time: | July to September |
| Habitat: | wet sandy, peaty soils pond margins; ditches, sphagnum mats; more tolerant of shade than X. torta |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout most of the state |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
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