Xyris caroliniana

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Xyris caroliniana
Xyris indica.JPG
1894 drawing[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. caroliniana
Binomial name
Xyris caroliniana
Walter 1788
Synonyms[2]
List

Xyris caroliniana, the Carolina yelloweyed grass,[3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to Cuba and to the coastal plain of the southern and eastern United States from eastern Texas to New Jersey.[4][5]

Xyris caroliniana is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ illustration of Xyris indica (syn of X. caroliniana). Imagen procedente de "Histoire des plantes. Monographie des Taccacées, Burmanniacées, Hydrocharidacées, Commelinacées, Xyridacées, Mayacacées, Phylidracées" de Henri-Ernest Baillon publicado en 1894
  2. ^ The Plant List, Xyris brevifolia Michx.
  3. ^ "Xyris caroliniana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Flora of North America, Xyris caroliniana Walter, 1788.

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