Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Xyridaceae

Xyris - [maps | photos]

• 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:
  

         • 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

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*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.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.