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

Common name: 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