Xyris longisepala
Appearance
Xyris longisepala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Xyridaceae |
Genus: | Xyris |
Species: | X. longisepala
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Binomial name | |
Xyris longisepala Kral 1966
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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
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Xyris longisepala". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Xyris longisepala Kral, 1966.
- ^ Kral, Robert D. 1966. Sida 2(3): 245, 247
- ^ Jim Lee. 1998. The Yellow-Eyed Grass Family in Florida - Florida Native Plant Society, in Florida. The Palmetto, 18(2):14.