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''X. curtissii'' occurs on moist savannas, pine woodlands, pine flatwoods, boggy seepage slopes, river banks, and wet depression prairies.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/><ref name="Kral 1960">Kral R (1960) The genus ''Xyris'' in Florida. Rhodora 62(743):295-319.</ref><ref name="Carr et al 2010">Carr SC, Robertson KM, Peet RK (2010) A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.</ref><ref name="FSU"> Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. A. Davidson, R.K. Godfrey, and R. F. Thorne. States and counties: Florida: Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Nassau, and Santa Rosa.</ref> It is also found in disturbed areas including wet open ditches, powerline corridors, and dam margins.<ref name="FSU"/> Associated species: ''Rhynchospora spp., Juncus spp., Drosera spp.'', and ''Hypericum''.<ref name="FSU"/>
  
 
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Revision as of 10:01, 16 June 2021

Xyris difformis
Xyris difformis WF.jpg
Photo by Robert L. Stone hosted at Wildflowers.org
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Commelinales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. curtissii
Binomial name
Xyris curtissii
Kunth
XYRI CURT DIST.JPG
Natural range of Xyris curtissii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name: Curtiss's yellow-eyed grass[1][2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: X. difformis Chapman var. curtissii; X. bayardii Fernald; X. neglecta.[3]

Description

Xyris curtissii is a monoecious perennial forb/herb.[2] However there is some suggestions that X. curtissii by be annual in northern portions of its range while individuals in the southern parts are biennial or perennial.[4] It has linear leaves 5-10 cm long and 2-4 mm wide and its sheath occupies 1/3 to 1/2 the length of the straw-colored tawny leaves. Seeds are ellipsoid and around 0.4 mm long.[5]

Distribution

This species occurs from southeastern Virginia, south to northeastern Florida and westward to southern Arkansas and east-central Texas. Disjunct populations are found in southern New Jersey and Central America.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

X. curtissii occurs on moist savannas, pine woodlands, pine flatwoods, boggy seepage slopes, river banks, and wet depression prairies.[1][4][6][7] It is also found in disturbed areas including wet open ditches, powerline corridors, and dam margins.[7] Associated species: Rhynchospora spp., Juncus spp., Drosera spp., and Hypericum.[7]

Phenology

In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, flowering occurs from July through August.[1]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 07 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kral R (1960) The genus Xyris in Florida. Rhodora 62(743):295-319.
  5. Malme GOK (1937) Xyridacea. North American Flora 19(1):3-15.
  6. Carr SC, Robertson KM, Peet RK (2010) A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. A. Davidson, R.K. Godfrey, and R. F. Thorne. States and counties: Florida: Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Nassau, and Santa Rosa.