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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. brevifolia
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| Xyris brevifolia Michx. 1803 not Elliott 1816
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List
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Xyris brevifolia, the shortleaf yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to Brazil, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas).[3][4][5]
Xyris brevifolia is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall with narrow leaves up to 15 cm (6 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[4]
- ^ The Plant List, Xyris brevifolia Michx.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris brevifolia". 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 brevifolia Michaux, 1803.
- ^ Malme, G. O. K. 1925. Xyridaceen der Insel Cuba. Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 19(19): 1-6.