Xyris complanata, known as the feathered yellow-eye is a tufted herb in the Xyridaceae family. It is native to southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Sumatra), the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia). It is also naturalized in Hawaii where it is known as Hawai'i yelloweyed grass.[1][2][3] In New South Wales it grows in moist areas, often near swamps or in heathland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. complanata
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| Xyris complanata | |
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The specific epithet complanata refers to the flattened leaf stalk.[4] This species first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1810.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Xyris complanata
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris complanata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 5, 硬叶葱草 ying ye cong cao, Xyris complanata R. Brown, Prodr. 256. 1810.
- ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 279
- ^ Robert Brown. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 256, Xyris complanata
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