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 | |
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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. longisepala
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyris longisepala Kral 1966
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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.
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