Xyris fimbriata Elliott

Locations ofXyris fimbriata Elliott in Virginia

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Family
Xyridaceae
Botanical Name
Xyris fimbriata Elliott
Common Name
Fringed Yellow-eyed Grass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Xyris fimbriata Elliott
Comments
Compared with Xyris caroliniana, our other species with fimbriate, exserted lateral sepals, X. fimbriata is not bulbous, lacks twisted leaves, has a harshly scabrous scape, and inhabits wetlands.
Habitat
Boggy and peaty clearings in wet flatwoods, pocosins, and Atlantic White-cedar swamps. Rare in the s. Coastal Plain; most records are from in or around the Great Dismal Swamp.
Native Status
Native

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