Biology:Xyris platylepis
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Short description: Species of yelloweyed grass
| Xyris platylepis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. platylepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyris platylepis Chapm. 1860
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Xyris platylepis, the tall yelloweyed grass,[1] is a North American species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It grows on the coastal plain of the southeastern and south-central United States from eastern Texas to Virginia.[2][3]
Xyris platylepis is a perennial herb up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall with long, narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Xyris platylepis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=XYPL.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America, Xyris platylepis Chapman 1860
- ↑ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth 1860. Flora of the southern United States 501
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15476897 entry
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