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Xyris serotina

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Acid-swamp Yellow-eyed-grass

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133517
Element CodePMXYR010J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCommelinales
FamilyXyridaceae
GenusXyris
Other Common Names
acidswamp yelloweyed grass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-10-14
Change Date1988-08-04
Edition Date1998-04-22
Edition AuthorsD. Gries, rev. A. Olivero (2002)
Rank Reasons
Restricted to the southeastern Coastal Plain (Kartesz 1999). Occasional to rare throughout its range (Wunderlin 1998, Weakley 2000).
Range Extent Comments
In the Coastal Plain, ranging from southeastern North Carolina south to central Florida, west to eastern Louisiana (historical) (Kartesz 1999, Weakley 2000).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet sandy peat, sandy clay, peat-muck, or alluvium, often with the bases in shallow water, cypress flatwoods, roadside ditches, pineland pond edges (Kral, 1966).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS3Yes
North CarolinaSHYes
MississippiS1Yes
LouisianaS1Yes
South CarolinaS1Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
FloridaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
References (8)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Kral, R. 1966a. <i>Xyris </i>(Xyridaceae) of the continental U.S. and Canada. Sida 2(3): 177-260.
  5. Thomas, R.D., and C.M. Allen. 1993. Atlas of the vascular flora of Louisiana. Volume 1: Ferns and fern allies, conifers, and monocotyledons. Louisiana Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 217 pp.
  6. Weakley, A.S. 1997. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of 21 July 1997. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Southern Conservation Science Dept., Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  7. Weakley, A.S. 2000. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of May 15, 2000. Unpublished draft, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Resource Office.
  8. Wunderlin, R.P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 806 pp.