Xyris stricta
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Xyridaceae |
Genus: | Xyris |
Species: | X. stricta
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Binomial name | |
Xyris stricta Chapm. 1860
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Xyris stricta, the pineland yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows on the coastal plain of the southern United States from the Carolinas to Texas.[3][4]
Xyris stricta is a perennial herb with a stem up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 60 cm (5 feet) long but generally less than 10 mm (0.4 inches) wide.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Xyris stricta Chapm.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris stricta". 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 stricta Chapman, 1860.
- ^ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 500