Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Xyris elliottii
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris elliottii
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Xyris elliottii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 035-01-009:
Xyris elliottii FAMILY Xyridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris elliottii
COMMON NAME:
Elliott's Yellow-eyed-grass
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmxelliottii_sebringwir
June
Leaves linear, flattened in cross-section, with a pale hardened margin, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Xyris elliottii
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xyris elliottii
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Xyris elliottii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 035-01-009:
Xyris elliottii
FAMILY
Xyridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xyris elliottii
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