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Xyris smalliana

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Xyris smalliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. smalliana
Binomial name
Xyris smalliana
Nash (1895)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Xyris caroliniana var. olneyi Alph.Wood
  • Xyris congdonii Small
  • Xyris smalliana var. congdonii (Small) Malme
  • Xyris smalliana var. olneyi (Alph.Wood) Gleason

Xyris smalliana, Small's 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 eastern and southern United States from Maine to Texas, as well as in Cuba, Central America, and the State of Tabasco in southern Mexico.[3][4][5]

Xyris smalliana is a perennial herb with a stem up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 20 cm (8 inches) long.[4][6]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Xyris smalliana Nash
  2. ^ NRCS. "Xyris smalliana". 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 serotina Chapman 1860
  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. ^ Nash, George Valentine 1895. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 22(4): 159–160
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