Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Hypoxidaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-07-003:
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypoxis juncea
COMMON NAME:
Fringed Stargrass
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Keith Bradley kab_hypoxis_juncea_74219
May Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Tepals spreading, usually shorter than pedicel, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_hypoxis_juncea_74233
May Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Lvs <1mm wide, hard, stiff, nearly glabrous or w scattered trichomes near base, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Hypoxidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-07-003:
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypoxis juncea
3974
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple - grasslike
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bisexual
6 tepals
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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