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xyris tennesseensis
12-22-2016

Xyris tennesseensis

Xyris tennesseensis NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Xyris tennesseensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Xyridaceae known by the common name Tennessee yellow-eyed grass. It is native to a small section of the Southeastern United States, including parts of the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. A federally listed endangered species, it is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat.Tennessee yelloweyed grass Subordinate Taxa. This plant has no children Legal Status. Threatened and Endangered Information: This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Detailed information
Full Name: Tennessee Yellow-Eyed grass (Xyris tennesseensis)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 07/26/1991 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Tennessee Yellow-Eyed grass, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Georgia , Tennessee
  • US Counties in which the Tennessee Yellow-Eyed grass, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
07/26/1991 56 FR 34151 34154 ETWP; Endangered Status for the Plant Xyris Tennesseensis (Tennessee Yellow-Eyed Grass)
02/15/1991 56 FR 6341 6345 ETWP; Xyris tennesseensis (Tennessee Yellow-Eyed Grass) Proposed as Endangered; 56 FR 6341 6345
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Tennessee Yellow-Eyed grass.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
06/24/1994 Tennessee Yellow-Eyed Grass View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
06/24/1994 Tennessee Yellow-Eyed Grass View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
03/12/2014 Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (Xyris tennesseensis Kral) 5-Year Review
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