Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Xyris jupicai
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Richard's Yellow-eyed-grass must be identified with care, as it has no outstanding characters of its own. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris jupicai
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Xyris jupicai
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 035-01-015:
Xyris jupicai FAMILY Xyridaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris caroliniana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris communis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris elata
COMMON NAME:
Richard's Yellow-eyed-grass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm0509b_27
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Scape 20-60cm long, flattened and strongly 2-ribbed above, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0509b_30
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Spike ellipsoid to ellipsoid-cylindrical, 8-15(25)mm long, 6-10mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Xyris jupicai
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris jupicai
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Xyris jupicai
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 035-01-015:
Xyris jupicai
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris caroliniana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris communis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris elata
1974
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Acid wetlands, ditches, various wet habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia (at least some populations are)
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (crowded and appearing basal)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens, 3 fimbriate staminodia
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a compact, terminal, capitate spike
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p76
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p428
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p393
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p303
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