Xyris lacera

Xyris lacera, is a yellow-eye found in the southern parts of Western Australia, in swampy areas. A tufted perennial herb, growing from 0.2 to 1.5 metres tall.[1] This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown, appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.[2][3]

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

References

  1. Australian Academy of Science; CSIRO (Australia) (1997). Australian Systematic Botany. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation with the cooperation of the Australian Academy of Science. p. 239. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Xyris lacera". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. Paczkowska, Grazyna. "Xyris lacera". FloraBase – West Australian Flora Online. Retrieved 22 April 2019.


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