Xyridaceae
Xyris

Xyris caroliniana Walter

First published in Fl. Carol.: 69 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Jersey to Texas, W. Cuba. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002064404 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B. [20610] Canada K002064410 Yes
Philcox, D.; Andrews, D. [7677] Trinidad and Tobago K002064620 No
Watson, G.; Prior, A. [s.n.] K002064406 Yes
Drummond, T. [357] K002064399 Yes
Kral, R. [67697] United States K002064396 Yes
Kral, R. [67736] United States K002064395 Yes
Coville, F.V. [93] United States K002064398 Yes
Wrey, D. [s.n.] K002064401 Yes
Adams, C.D.; Kalloo, M.B. [13946] Trinidad and Tobago K002064618 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; Clement, I.D. [15237] United States K002064397 Yes
[illegible]; Kunth [s.n.] United States K002064403 No
Hale, J. [s.n.] K002064416 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Jenson, N.; Jenson, S. [444] United States K002064412 Yes
Collins, E.J.; Chamberlain, E.B. [175] United States K002064408 Yes
Olney, S.T. [s.n.] K002064414 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B. [23560] Canada K002064409 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [1366] United States K002064413 Yes
Malme, G.O.A.; Cambessedes, J. [s.n.] United States K002064407 Yes
Nash, G.V. [2201] United States K002064400 Yes
Harper, R. [442] United States K002064402 Yes
Philcox, D.; Gillies, C. [8281] Trinidad and Tobago K002064619 No
[Browfield] [s.n.] K002064405 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001731918 Yes
[37484] Malaysia Xyris indica K002062459 Yes
[928] United States Xyris flexuosa K002064484 Yes
[15553] United States Xyris flexuosa K002064482 Yes
[10643] United States Xyris flexuosa K002064483 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba Xyris conocephala K000587033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nash, G.V. [954] United States Xyris conocephala K002064392 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5059] United States Xyris conocephala K002064391 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States Xyris conocephala K002064390 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3013] United States Xyris conocephala K002064389 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0