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A description of ''Hypoxis wrightii'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101693 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Hypoxis wrightii'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101693 The Flora of North America]. | ||
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Revision as of 18:05, 6 January 2016
| Hypoxis wrightii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Hypoxis |
| Species: | H. wrightii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypoxis wrightii (Baker) Brackett | |
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| Natural range of Hypoxis wrightii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Wright's star-grass
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Hypoxis wrightii is provided in The Flora of North America.
H. wrightii is a perennial, geocarpic herb with a cryptic life cycle. The stem is buried 2 to 3 centimeters below the soil surface with grass-like leaves arranged in a rosette above (Herndon 1988).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, H. wrightii can occur in limestone glades and moist roadsides (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Schoenus, Juniperus, and Sideroxylon (FSU Herbarium). It grows in loamy calcareous sand and sandy loam (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers in May (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Ann Johnson, L.B. Trott. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Wakulla. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
