Xyris curtissii
| Xyris difformis | |
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Xyris curtissii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name: Curtiss's yellow-eyed grass[1][2]
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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 are some suggestions that X. curtissii may 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, western and 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]
Fire ecology
Populations of Xyris curtissii have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
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References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 07 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kral R (1960) The genus Xyris in Florida. Rhodora 62(743):295-319.
- ↑ Malme GOK (1937) Xyridacea. North American Flora 19(1):3-15.
- ↑ Carr SC, Robertson KM, Peet RK (2010) A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- ↑ 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.
