Vascular Plant Database Family Results
Vascular Plant Herbarium
Vascular Plant Database Family Results
Category: Monocots
Family Name: Xyridaceae
SPECIES
- Xyris ambigua
Beyr. ex Kunth (TN Endangered)
NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
Common Name: coastalplain yelloweyed grass
- Xyris difformis
Chapman
NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
Common Name: bog yelloweyed grass
- Xyris fimbriata
Ell. (TN Endangered)
NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
Common Name: fringed yelloweyed grass
- Xyris jupicai
L.C. Rich.
NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
Common Name: Richard's yelloweyed grass
- Xyris laxifolia Mart. var. iridifolia
(Chapman) Kral (TN Threatened)
NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
Common Name: irisleaf yelloweyed grass
Synonyms:
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• Xyris iridifolia Chapman
- Xyris tennesseensis
Kral (TN Endangered)
(Fed Listed Endangered)
NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
Common Name: Tennessee yelloweyed grass
- Xyris torta
Sm.
NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
Common Name: slender yelloweyed grass
*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
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