Xyris isoetifolia
Xyris isoetifolia, the quillwort yelloweyed grass,[1] is a plant species native to southern Alabama and to the Florida panhandle,[2] where it is found in coastal plains, Sphagnum bogs, and the edges of sinkholes.[3][4]
| Xyris isoetifolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. isoetifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyris isoetifolia Kral 1966 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Xyris isoëtifolia Kral., acceptable alternate spelling | |
Xyris isoetifolia is a perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. Leaves are rather narrow, twisted, rarely more than 1 mm in width but up to 15 cm (6 inches) long, thus superficially resembling those of Isoetes.[3][5][6]
References
- "Xyris isoetifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- Flora of North America
- The Plant List
- Kral, Robert. 1966. Sida 2(3): 227 Xyris isoetifolia diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English
- Kral, Robert. 1966. Sida 2(3): 252, figure 2 at right, Xyris isoetifolia line drawing
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