Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Xyris caroliniana
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris caroliniana
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 035-01-002:
Xyris caroliniana
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Xyris flexuosa
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Xyris pallescens
COMMON NAME:
Pineland Yellow-eyed Grass, Carolina Yellow-eyed Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_xyca_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_xyfl5_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmxcaroliniana_sandypl2
June
Petal blades white or yellow, per Weakley's Flora.
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Tim Spira tpsxcaroliniana
Month Unknown
Leaves often lustrous, spirally twisted, 2-4mm wide. Scape spirally twisted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.