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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. flabelliformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyris flabelliformis Chapm. 1860
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| 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
edit- ^ The Plant List, Xyris flabelliformis Chapm.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris flabelliformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Xyris flabelliformis Elliott, 1816.
- ^ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 499–500
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