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The Xyridaceae are a family of flowering plants.This family has been recognized by many taxonomists and is known as the yellow-eyed grass family. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system of 1998), also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots.
Xyris is a genus of flowering plants, the yelloweyed grasses, in the yellow-eyed-grass family. The genus counts over 250 species, widespread over much of the world, with the center of distribution in the Guianas .
Xyris isoetifolia, the quillwort yelloweyed grass, [1] is a plant species native to southern Alabama and to the Florida panhandle, [2] where it is found in coastal plains, Sphagnum bogs, and the edges of sinkholes. [3] [4] Xyris isoetifolia is a perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall.
Xyris operculata can be differentiated from Xyris marginata by its slender and erect leaves, as opposed to the spring-like leaves of Xyris marginata. In addition, Xyris operculata has three stamens reduced to hairy tufts in addition to its three regular stamens. [6] Xyris muelleri has leaves curling upwards, which are pointed at the ends. The ...
Xyris ambigua, the coastal plain yelloweyed grass, [2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family.It is native to southern and eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas, the Yucatán), Central America (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua), Cuba, and the southeastern and south-central United States (from Texas to Virginia inland to Tennessee and Arkansas).
Xyris tennesseensis is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimetres (12 to 28 in) tall. The branching stem is bulbous and fleshy at the base. The leaves are long and narrow and originate at the swollen stem base. They are up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) long and not more than a centimeter (0.4 inch) 45/2.5 wide.
Xyris elliottii, common name Elliott's yelloweyed grass, [2] 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 Mississippi to South Carolina plus southern Mexico (), Central America (Belize, Nicaragua) and the West Indies (Cuba, Puerto Rico).
Xyris brevifolia, the shortleaf yelloweyed grass, [2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to Brazil, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States ( Florida , Alabama , Georgia , and the Carolinas ).