Xyris fimbriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. fimbriata
Binomial name
Xyris fimbriata
Elliott 1816 not Beyr. ex Kunth 1843
Synonyms[1]
  • Jupica albiflora Raf.
  • Xyris albiflora Raf.
  • Xyris spiralis Raf.

Xyris fimbriata, the fringed 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 Texas to New Jersey.[3][4]

Xyris fimbriata is a perennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall with grass-like, olive-green leaves up to 70 cm (28 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Xyris fimbriata Elliott
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris fimbriata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Xyris fimbriata Elliott, 1816.


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