Xyris lacera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Xyridaceae |
Genus: | Xyris |
Species: | X. lacera
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Binomial name | |
Xyris lacera |
Xyris lacera, is a yellow-eye found in the southern parts of Western Australia, in swampy areas. It is a tufted perennial herb, growing from 0.2 to 1.5 metres tall.[1] This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown, appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.[2][3]