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Xyridaceae
Xyris

not marked as a favorite taxon Xyris scabrifolia R.M. Harper. Common name: Roughleaf Yellow-eyed-grass. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Sandhill seepage bogs and wet pine savannas. Distribution: Sc. and se. NC south to Panhandle FL, west to s. AL and s. MS; disjunct in sw. LA-se. TX.

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ID notes: This taxon is abundantly distinct from X. chapmanii, through its presence of outer scale leaves and bulbous bases and by having strongly papillose-scabrid leaves.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Bridges & Orzell (1990) for detailed information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, GW1, K4, S, S13, WH3, Bridges & Orzell (1990), Bridges & Orzell (2003); = n/a — RAB; < Xyris scabrifolia R.M.Harper — FNA22, Kral (1966a); Xyris scabrifolia R.M.Harper. Basionym: Xyris scabrifolia R.M.Harper 1903

Links to other floras: < Xyris scabrifolia - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Xyris scabrifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Xyris scabrifolia© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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