Xyris ambigua

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 ambigua

Name

Xyris ambigua Beyr. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 13 (1843)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Xyris rhombipetala C.Wright, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 611 (1871)

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 Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua. Caribbean Cuba. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Enum. pl. 4:13. 1843
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xyris ambigua in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: coastalplain yelloweyed grass