Xyris iridifolia Chapman. Common name: Irisleaf Yellow-eyed-grass. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, upland pond margins, blackwater river channels, floodplain pools, other wet habitats. Distribution: Se. VA south to ne. FL and FL Panhandle, west to e. TX; disjunct in c. TN and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, GW1, RAB, S, S13, Tx, Va, Kral (1966a); = Xyris laxifolia Mart. var. iridifolia (Chapm.) Kral — AqW, Ar, ETx1, FNA22, K4, Tn, WH3, Bridges & Orzell (2003). Basionym: Xyris iridifolia Chapm. 1860
Links to other floras: = Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
- Great Plains: OBL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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