Xyris panacea

Xyris panacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. panacea
Binomial name
Xyris panacea
L.C.Anderson & Kral 2008

Xyris panacea , St. Marks yelloweyed grass,[1] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It has been found only in the Florida Panhandle in the southeastern United States.[2]

Xyris panacea is a perennial herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall with long and narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[2]

References

  1. "Xyris panacea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Loran Crittenden & Kral, Robert D. 2008. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2: 1-5 parallel descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English, line drawings on page 2, color photos on page 3

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