Xyris baldwiniana

Xyris baldwiniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. baldwiniana
Binomial name
Xyris baldwiniana
Schult. 1822
Synonyms[1]

Xyris baldwiniana, Baldwin's yelloweyed grass,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to southern Mexico (Chiapas), Central America (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua), and the southeastern and south-central United States (from Texas to North Carolina).[3][4][5]

Xyris baldwiniana is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall with grass-like leaves and yellow flowers.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Xyris baldwiniana Schult.
  2. ↑ "Xyris baldwiniana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Kral, R. 2001. Xyridaceae. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 2544–2549
  5. ↑ Kral, R. 1994. 259. Xyridaceae. 6: 174–177. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F..
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Xyris baldwiniana Schultes 1822
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