Xyris platylepis, the tall yelloweyed grass,[1] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows on the coastal plain of the southeastern and south-central United States from eastern Texas to Virginia.[2][3]
| Xyris platylepis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. platylepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyris platylepis Chapm. 1860
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Xyris platylepis is a perennial herb up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Xyris platylepis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Xyris platylepis Chapman 1860
- ^ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 501
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