Xyris longisepala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. longisepala
Binomial name
Xyris longisepala
Kral 1966

Xyris longisepala, common name Kral's yelloweyed grass,[1] is an uncommon North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It has been found only in a small region in the southeastern United States: southeastern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.[2][3]

Xyris longisepala is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 30 cm (12 inches) long but only 3 mm (0.12 inches) wide.[3][4]

Xyris longisepala is listed as an endangered species in Florida.[5]

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris longisepala". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. 1 2 Flora of North America, Xyris longisepala Kral, 1966.
  4. Kral, Robert D. 1966. Sida 2(3): 245, 247
  5. Jim Lee. 1998. The Yellow-Eyed Grass Family in Florida - Florida Native Plant Society, in Florida. The Palmetto, 18(2):14.


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