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Xyris juncea

Xyris juncea
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Xyridaceae (Xyrid family)
Grows as
Grass
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
E. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Xyris juncea, the dwarf yellow-eye, is a species of flowering plant found in northern and eastern Australia. It is widespread in swampy areas. It is a tufted herb, growing up to 30 cm high. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810. The specific epithet juncea is derived from Latin, meaning a resemblance to a sedge.

Other Xyris plants

Coastal plain yelloweyed grass · Xyris andina · 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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xyris juncea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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