Xyridaceae
Cape yellow-eyed grass
Xyris capensis
- Family
- Xyridaceae
- Genus
- Xyris
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 南非黄眼草, 黄谷精
- English
- Cape yellow-eyed grass, Common xyris
- Southern Sotho
- Hloho-tsa-makaka, Kaka-hlothona
- ss
- Umuzi
- Zulu
- Udoyi oluncane
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Slender yelloweyed grassXyris tortaXyridaceae
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- Slender yelloweyed grassXyris indicaXyridaceae
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.