Xyris laxifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: Xyris laxifolia
Varietates: X. l. var. iridifolia – X. l. var. laxifolia

Name

Xyris laxifolia Mart., Flora 24(2 Beibl.): 53 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Mexico Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Flora, oder (Allgemeine) Botanischer Zeitung. Regensberg, Jena 24(2, Beibl.):53. 1841
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xyris laxifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: laxleaf yelloweyed grass