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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Xyridaceae

SPECIES

Xyris - [maps | photos]

  • Xyris ambigua Beyr. ex Kunth (TN Endangered)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: coastalplain yelloweyed grass
  • Xyris difformis Chapman
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: bog yelloweyed grass
  • Xyris fimbriata Ell. (TN Endangered)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: fringed yelloweyed grass
  • Xyris jupicai L.C. Rich.
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Richard's yelloweyed grass
             • Xyris iridifolia Chapman
  • Xyris tennesseensis Kral (TN Endangered)  (Fed Listed Endangered)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Tennessee yelloweyed grass
  • Xyris torta Sm.
    NWI 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.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.

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