Xyris drummondii

Xyris drummondii, common name Drummond's yelloweyed grass,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the coastal plain of the United States from Georgia to eastern Texas.[2][3]

Xyris drummondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. drummondii
Binomial name
Xyris drummondii
Malme 1933

Xyris drummondii is a perennial herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall with grass-like, olvie-green leaves up to 40 cm (4 inches) long, and yellow flowers.[3][4]

References

  1. "Xyris drummondii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Xyris drummondii Malme 1933.
  4. Malme, Gustaf Oskar Andersson 1933. Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 25A(12): 14–15


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