Xyris serotina

Xyris serotina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. serotina
Binomial name
Xyris serotina
Chapm. 1860
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Xyris fascicularis Chapm. ex Ries

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]

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]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Xyris serotina Chapm.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Xyris serotina​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America, Xyris serotina Chapman 1860
  5. ^ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 500-501