Xyris drummondii

Xyris drummondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. drummondii
Binomial name
Xyris drummondii
Malme 1933

Xyris drummondii, Drummond's yelloweyed grass,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the coastal plain of the United States from Georgia to eastern Texas.[2][3]

Xyris drummondii is a perennial herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall with grass-like, olvie-green leaves up to 40 cm (4 inches) long, and yellow flowers. [3][4]


References

  1. "Xyris drummondii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. 1 2 Flora of North America, Xyris drummondii Malme 1933.
  4. Malme, Gustaf Oskar Andersson 1933. Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 25A(12): 14–15
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