Xyris baldwiniana

Xyris baldwiniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. baldwiniana
Binomial name
Xyris baldwiniana
Schult. 1822
Synonyms[1]

Xyris baldwiniana, Baldwin's yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to southern Mexico (Chiapas), Central America (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua), and the southeastern and south-central United States (from Texas to North Carolina).[3][4][5]

Xyris baldwiniana is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall with grass-like leaves and yellow flowers.[6]

References

  1. The Plant List, Xyris baldwiniana Schult.
  2. "Xyris baldwiniana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Kral, R. 2001. Xyridaceae. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 2544–2549
  5. Kral, R. 1994. 259. Xyridaceae. 6: 174–177. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F..
  6. Flora of North America, Xyris baldwiniana Schultes 1822

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