Xyris flabelliformis

Xyris flabelliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Xyridaceae
Genus:Xyris
Species: X. flabelliformis
Binomial name
Xyris flabelliformis
Chapm. 1860
Synonyms[1]
  • Xyris scirpoides Chapm. ex Ries

Xyris flabelliformis, the savannah yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the coastal plain of the United States from eastern Mississippi to the Carolinas.[3][4]

Xyris flabelliformis is a perennial herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall with thread-like leaves up to 10 cm (4 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Xyris flabelliformis Chapm.
  2. ↑ "Xyris flabelliformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Xyris flabelliformis Elliott, 1816.
  5. ↑ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 499–500


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