Xyris isoetifolia

Xyris isoetifolia, the quillwort yelloweyed grass,[1] is a plant species native to southern Alabama and to the Florida panhandle,[2] where it is found in coastal plains, Sphagnum bogs, and the edges of sinkholes.[3][4]

Xyris isoetifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. isoetifolia
Binomial name
Xyris isoetifolia
Kral 1966
Synonyms

Xyris isoëtifolia Kral., acceptable alternate spelling

Xyris isoetifolia is a perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. Leaves are rather narrow, and twisted, rarely more than 1 mm in width but up to 15 cm (6 inches) long, thus superficially resembling those of Isoetes.[3][5][6]

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Xyris isoetifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America
  4. The Plant List
  5. Kral, Robert. 1966. Sida 2(3): 227 Xyris isoetifolia diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English
  6. Kral, Robert. 1966. Sida 2(3): 252, figure 2 at right, Xyris isoetifolia line drawing


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