Xyris iridifolia Chapman

Locations ofXyris iridifolia Chapman in Virginia

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Family
Xyridaceae
Botanical Name
Xyris iridifolia Chapman
Common Name
Iris-leaf Yellow-eyed Grass
Synonym(s)
Xyris laxifolia Mart. var. iridifolia (Chapman) Kral
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Xyris iridifolia Chapman
Comments
Often treated as a var. of the neotropical Xyris laxifolia. The two overlap on Costa Rica.
Habitat
Freshwater to oligohaline wind-tidal marshes, depression ponds, and ditches. Rare in the s. Coastal Plain, south of the James River; most of our records are from low-statured wind-tidal marshes of the Embayed Region along the Northwest and North Landing rivers.
Native Status
Native

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