Xyris elliottii

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Xyris elliottii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Commelinales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. elliottii
Binomial name
Xyris elliottii
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Natural range of Xyris elliottii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Elliott's yelloweyed grass

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Xyris elliottii:

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Colletidae: Colletes distinctus

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa

Halictidae: Lasioglossum coreopsis

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes