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Xyris  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 39096

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): yellow-eyed-grass [English]
 
    yelloweyed grass [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyXyridaceae  – Yellow-eyed-grass Family  
                               GenusXyris L. – yellow-eyed-grass, yelloweyed grass  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesXyris ambigua Bey. ex Kunth – coastalplain yelloweyed grass, coastal plain yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris baldwiniana Schult. – Baldwin's yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris brevifolia Michx. – shortleaf yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris calcicola E.L. Bridges & Orzell  
                                  SpeciesXyris caroliniana Walter – Carolina yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris complanata R. Br. – Hawai'i yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris correlliorum E.L. Bridges & Orzell  
                                  SpeciesXyris difformis Chapm. – southern yelloweyed grass, bog yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris drummondii Malme – Drummond's yellow-eyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris elliottii Chapm. – Elliott's yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris fimbriata Elliott – fringed yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris flabelliformis Chapm. – savannah yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris indica L.  
                                  SpeciesXyris isoetifolia Kral – quillwort yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris jupicai Rich. – Richard's yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris laxifolia Mart. – laxleaf yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris longisepala Kral – karst pond xyris, Kral's yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris montana Ries – northern yellow-eyed-grass, xyris des montagnes, northern yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris panacea L.C. Anderson & Kral – St. Marks yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris platylepis Chapm. – tall yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris scabrifolia R.M. Harper – Harper's yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris serotina Chapm. – acidswamp yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris smalliana Nash – Small's yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris stricta Chapm. – pineland yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris tennesseensis Kral – Tennessee yellow-eyed grass, Tennessee yelloweyed grass 
                                  SpeciesXyris torta Sm. – common yelloweyed grass, slender yelloweyed grass 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Xyris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Xyris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Xyris   
       
  Source: Xyridaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Xyris   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kral, Robert / Flora of North America Editorial Committee (eds.)   
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Xyridaceae C. A. Agardh: Yellow-eyed-grass Family   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae   
  Page(s): 154-167   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-513729-9   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Xyris, yellow-eyed-grass [English]   
       

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