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Hypoxis curtissii Rose. Common name: Swamp Stargrass, Curtiss’s Stargrass. Phenology: (Late Jan-) Mar-Jun; May-Jul. Habitat: Swamp forests, alluvial forests, water courses, hydric hammocks. Distribution: E. NC south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy : = Ar, ETx1, FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S13, Va, WH3, Judd (2000), (basionym); = Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville var. leptocarpa (Engelm. & A.Gray) Fernald — RAB, S; = Hypoxis leptocarpa (Engelm. & A.Gray) Small — F, GW1, Tx; < Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville — C, G

Links to other floras: = Hypoxis curtissii - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily : 7

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