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Xyris stricta

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Xyris stricta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. stricta
Binomial name
Xyris stricta
Chapm. 1860
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Xyris louisianica E.L.Bridges & Orzell

Xyris stricta, the pineland yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows on the coastal plain of the southern United States from the Carolinas to Texas.[3][4]

Xyris stricta is a perennial herb with a stem up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 60 cm (5 feet) long but generally less than 10 mm (0.4 inches) wide.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Xyris stricta Chapm.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Xyris stricta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America, Xyris stricta Chapman, 1860.
  5. ^ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 500
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