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Hypoxis juncea

Sm.

Yellow Star-grass

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130093
Element CodePMLIL16020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderAsparagales
FamilyHypoxidaceae
GenusHypoxis
Other Common Names
fringed yellow star-grass (EN) Fringed Yellow Star-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 Date1991-12-10
Change Date1991-12-10
Edition Date1991-12-10
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
This species occurs in more than 35 counties of NC, SC, GA, FL, MS, PR, and presumably has many occurrences per county.
Range Extent Comments
NC (1 Co.), SC (3 Co.), GA (33 Co.), FL, MS & PR.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Savannahas (Radford, 1968), pinelands and coastal plains (Small, 1933), flatwoods and bogs (Clewell, 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS4Yes
MississippiSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaS1Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
References (5)
  1. Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 1183 pp.
  5. Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.