Xyris serotina, the acidswamp 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 southeastern United States from eastern Louisiana to the Carolinas.[3][4]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Xyridaceae |
Genus: | Xyris |
Species: | X. serotina
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Binomial name | |
Xyris serotina Chapm. 1860
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Xyris serotina is a perennial herb with a stem up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 20 cm (8 inches) long.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Xyris serotina Chapm.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris serotina". 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 serotina Chapman 1860
- ^ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 500-501