Xyris laxiflora

Xyris laxiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. laxiflora
Binomial name
	Xyris laxiflora; F.Muell. 1874
Synonyms
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Xyris laxifolia is a New World species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in North America, South America and Mesoamerica.^[2]^[3]

Xyris laxifolia is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with grass-like leaves up to 70 cm (28 inches) long and 25 mm (1 inch) wide.^[3]^[4]

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Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in 1987 in State of Paraná in Brazil
Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Alabama in 1980

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[1] The Plant List, Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia (Chapm.) Kral

[2] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map^{[permanent dead link]}

[tammy-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia (Chapman) Kral, 1999.

[4] Kral, Robert D. 1999. Novon 9(2): 205-219

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