Xyris laxiflora
Xyris laxiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Xyridaceae |
Genus: | Xyris |
Species: | X. laxiflora |
Binomial name | |
Xyris laxiflora F.Muell. 1874 | |
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Xyris laxiflora is a New World species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in North America, South America and Mesoamerica.[2][3]
Xyris laxiflora is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with grass-like leaves up to 70 cm (28 inches) long and 25 mm (1 inch) wide. [3][4]
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External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in 1987 in State of Paraná in Brazil
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Alabama in 1980
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