Xyris panacea, also called St. Marks yelloweyed grass,[1] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It has been found only in the Florida Panhandle[2] in the southeastern United States.[3]
| Xyris panacea | |
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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. panacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyris panacea L.C.Anderson & Kral 2008
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Xyris panacea is a perennial herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall with long and narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[3]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris panacea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Xyris panacea - Species Details".
- ^ a b Anderson, Loran Crittenden & Kral, Robert D. 2008. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2: 1-5 parallel descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English, line drawings on page 2, color photos on page 3
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