Xyris brevifolia

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

Common name: shortleaf yelloweyed grass

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Xyris brevifolia at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Lasioglossum pectoralis, L. tamiamensis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.