Hypoxis wrightii

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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

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Hypoxis wrightii is provided in The Flora of North America.

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.