Xyris platylepis

Xyris platylepis, the tall yelloweyed grass,[1] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows on the coastal plain of the southeastern and south-central United States from eastern Texas to Virginia.[2][3]

Xyris platylepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. platylepis
Binomial name
Xyris platylepis
Chapm. 1860

Xyris platylepis is a perennial herb up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long.[3][4]

References
  1. "Xyris platylepis". 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 platylepis Chapman 1860
  4. Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 501
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