Xyris baldwiniana

Xyris baldwiniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. baldwiniana
Binomial name
	Xyris baldwiniana; Schult. 1822
Synonyms
	List Xuris fistulosa Raf. ; Xyris baldwiniana var. tenuifolia (Chapm.) Malme ; Xyris fistulosa Raf. ; Xyris juncea Baldwin ex Elliott 1816 not R.Br. 1810 ; Xyris setacea Chapm. ; Xyris stenophylla Chapm. ex Ries 1892 not L.A. Nilsson 1892 ; Xyris tenuifolia Chapm. ;

Xyris baldwiniana, common name Baldwin's yelloweyed grass,^[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to southern Mexico (Chiapas), Central America (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua), and the southeastern and south-central United States (from Texas to North Carolina).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Xyris baldwiniana is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall with grass-like leaves and yellow flowers.^[6]

References

^ The Plant List, Xyris baldwiniana Schult.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris baldwiniana". 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
^ Kral, R. 2001. Xyridaceae. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 2544–2549
^ Kral, R. 1994. 259. Xyridaceae. 6: 174–177. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
^ Flora of North America, Xyris baldwiniana Schultes 1822

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