Xyris caroliniana, the Carolina yelloweyed grass,[3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to Cuba and to the coastal plain of the southern and eastern United States from eastern Texas to New Jersey.[4][5]

Xyris caroliniana is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[5]

References

  1. ^ illustration of Xyris indica (syn of X. caroliniana). Imagen procedente de "Histoire des plantes. Monographie des Taccacées, Burmanniacées, Hydrocharidacées, Commelinacées, Xyridacées, Mayacacées, Phylidracées" de Henri-Ernest Baillon publicado en 1894
  2. ^ The Plant List, Xyris brevifolia Michx.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Xyris caroliniana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ a b Flora of North America, Xyris caroliniana Walter, 1788.


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