Xyris fimbriata Elliott
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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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