Xyris caroliniana

Xyris caroliniana

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: Xyris caroliniana

Name

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Xyris caroliniana Walter, Fl. Carol.: 69 (1788)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Xyris indica Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 33 (1813)
    • Xyris flexuosa Muhl. ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 51 (1816)
    • Ramotha floridana Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 15 (1837)
    • Xyris fimbriata Beyr. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 12 (1843), not validly publ.
    • Xyris canadensis Schnizl., Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg. 1: t. 47 (1844)
    • Xyris caroliniana var. scabra Engelm. & A.Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 235 (1845)
    • Xyris scabra Engelm., Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 235 (1845)
    • Xyris conocephala C.Wright, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 61 (1870)
    • Xyris glabra Engelm. ex Ries, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 37 (1892)
    • Xyris graminifolia Chapm. ex Ries, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 40 (1892)
    • Xyris torta var. pallescens C.Mohr, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 428 (1901)
    • Xyris arenicola Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 234 (1903), nom. illeg.
    • Xyris pallescens Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 234 (1903)
    • Kotsjiletti flexuosa (Muhl. ex Elliott) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 99 (1913)
    • Xyris caroliniana f. phyllolepis Fernald, Rhodora 36: 194 (1934)
    • Xyris conocephala var. pallescens (C.Mohr) Malme, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 64: 45 (1937)
    • Xyris flexuosa var. pallescens (Small) Barnhart in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 19: 15 (1937)
    • Xyris caroliniana f. flaccida Fernald, Rhodora 42: 433 (1940)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Northeastern U.S.A
      • New Jersey.
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • Texas.
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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English: Carolina yelloweyed grass
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