Xyris scabrifolia
| Xyris scabrifolia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. platylepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyris platylepis Chapm. 1860 | |
Xyris platylepis, Harper's yelloweyed grass,[1] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows on the coastal plain of the southeastern and south-central United States from eastern Texas to Virginia.[2][3]
Xyris platylepis is a perennial herb with a stem up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long. [3][4]
References
- ↑ "Xyris scabrifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Xyris platylepis Chapman 1860
- ↑ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 501
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