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Xyridaceae
Xyris

not marked as a favorite taxon Xyris elliottii Chapman. Common name: Elliott's Yellow-eyed-grass. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Margins of drawdown zones of clay-based Carolina bays, limesinks and flatwoods swales, wet savannas. Distribution: E. SC south to s. FL, west to s. AL; Nicaragua, Belize, Mexico (Tabasco); West Indies; South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Xyris elliottii Chapm. var. elliottii — Malme (1937); < Xyris elliottii Chapm. — FNA22, GW1, K4, RAB, S, S13, WH3, Bridges & Orzell (2003), Kral (1966a). Basionym: Xyris elliottii Chapm. 1860

Links to other floras: < Xyris elliottii - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Xyris elliottii© Keith Bradley
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