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Xyris laxifolia
Xyris laxifolia Mart.
Laxleaf Yelloweyed Grass, Laxleaf Yellow-eyed Grass, Lax-leaf Yellow-eyed-grass
Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: XYLA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TN , TX , VANative Habitat: Swamps, pond and lake shallows, shores, ditch banks, wet savanna, wet disturbed areas.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Xyris laxifolia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Xyris laxifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Xyris laxifolia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-07-16Research By: CBR