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Xyris andina is a small grass-like plant from the montane forests of the Andes, known mainly from Ecuador and western Bolivia. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care advice here comes from general knowledge of Xyris species that prefer wet, acidic conditions.
Xyris andina is a species of plant in the Xyridaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and much of its range now under threat of habitat destruction.
Coastal plain yelloweyed grass · Xyris asperula · Baldwin's yelloweyed grass · Xyris bracteata · Shortleaf yelloweyed grass · Carolina yelloweyed grass · Hawai'i yelloweyed grass · Correll's yelloweyed grass · Bog yelloweyed grass · Drummond's yelloweyed grass · Elliott's yelloweyed grass · Fringed yelloweyed grass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xyris andina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
