Xyris stricta

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

Xyris stricta, the pineland yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows on the coastal plain of the southern United States from the Carolinas to Texas.[3][4]

Xyris stricta is a perennial herb with a stem up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 60 cm (5 feet) long but generally less than 10 mm (0.4 inches) wide.[4][5]

References

  1. The Plant List, Xyris stricta Chapm.
  2. "Xyris stricta". 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 stricta Chapman, 1860.
  5. Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 500


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