Xyris flabelliformis
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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. flabelliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyris flabelliformis Chapm. 1860 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- The Plant List, Xyris flabelliformis Chapm.
- "Xyris flabelliformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Xyris flabelliformis Elliott, 1816.
- Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 499–500
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