Hypoxidaceae

Fringed yellow star-grass

Hypoxis juncea Sm.

Family: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Hypoxis

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Fringed yellow star-grass (Hypoxis juncea) — FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Fringed yellow star-grass
Persian: زرداختر کاغذی

Synonyms

Hypoxis filifolia Elliott

Flowers

In flower: February to July, September to December (from 156 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pete Grannis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mark-groeneveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matthew Horrigan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Cory, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: cthulhu mittens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: ian bullock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.