Xyris longisepala

Xyris longisepala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. longisepala
Binomial name
Xyris longisepala
Kral 1966

Xyris longisepala, Kral's yelloweyed grass,[1] is an uncommon North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It has been found only in a small region in the southeastern United States: southeastern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.[2][3]

Xyris longisepala is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 30 cm (12 inches) long but only 3 mm (0.12 inches) wide. [3][4]

Xyris longisepala is listed as an endangered species in Florida.[5]

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