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Xyris caroliniana Walter
Carolina yelloweyed grass

       
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Photo of Xyris caroliniana Walter
Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, GA. Usage Requirements.
 
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Xyris caroliniana Walter

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Synonyms:
Xyris caroliniana Walter

  XYAR2 Xyris arenicola Small
  XYFL5 Xyris flexuosa Muhl. ex Elliot
  XYPA5 Xyris pallescens (C. Mohr) Small
 

Distribution:
Xyris caroliniana Walter

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Xyris caroliniana Walter

View 1 genera in Xyridaceae, 23 species in Xyris
 

Classification:
Xyris caroliniana Walter

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Commelinales
Family Xyridaceae – Yellow-eyed Grass family
Genus Xyris L. – yelloweyed grass
Species Xyris caroliniana Walter – Carolina yelloweyed grass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Xyris caroliniana Walter

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
sand yellow-eyed-grass              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Xyris caroliniana Walter

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ FACW+ NI NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Xyris caroliniana Walter

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39101.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 10:20 PM MDT