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Xyris baldwiniana

J.A. Schultes

Baldwin's Yellow-eyed-grass

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152078

Element CodePMXYR01020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCommelinales

FamilyXyridaceae

GenusXyris

Other Common Names

Baldwin's 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 Date1996-03-21

Change Date1986-04-08

Edition Date1996-03-21

Edition AuthorsLogan, John.

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 to >300

Rank Reasons

Widespread in the southeastern U.S. and apparently secure, though rare in parts of its range.

Range Extent Comments

Southeastern United States.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wetlands.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Arkansas	S1	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Florida (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	11,645
Long Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	5,726

References (2)

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.
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.