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Xyridaceae
Xyris

Xyris platylepis Chapman. Common name: Bulbous Yellow-eyed-grass. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Sandhill seeps, pine savannas, ditches, rarely inland in acid seepage over rock. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL, west to se. LA; disjunct in sw. LA and se. TX; disjunct in w. SC in the uppermost Piedmont in the Blue Ridge Escarpment region.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, ETx1, F, FNA22, G, GW1, K4, RAB, S, S13, Tx, Va, WH3, Bridges & Orzell (1990), Bridges & Orzell (2003), Kral (1966a). Basionym: Xyris platylepis Chapm. 1860

Links to other floras: = Xyris platylepis - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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