Xyridaceae
Carolina yelloweyed grass
Xyris caroliniana
- Family
- Xyridaceae
- Genus
- Xyris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- زيرون كاروليني
- English
- Carolina yelloweyed grass
Synonyms
- Kotsjiletti flexuosa (Muhl. ex Elliott) Nieuwl.
- Ramotha floridana Raf.
- Xyris arenicola Small
- Xyris canadensis Schnizl.
- Xyris caroliniana f. caroliniana
- Xyris caroliniana f. flaccida Fernald
- Xyris caroliniana f. phyllolepis Fernald
- Xyris caroliniana var. caroliniana
- Xyris caroliniana var. scabra Engelm. & A.Gray
- Xyris conocephala C.Wright
- Xyris conocephala var. pallescens (C.Mohr) Malme
- Xyris fimbriata Beyr. ex Kunth
- Xyris flexuosa Muhl. ex Elliott
- Xyris flexuosa var. pallescens (Small) Barnhart
- Xyris glabra Engelm. ex Ries
- Xyris graminifolia Chapm. ex Ries
- Xyris indica Pursh
- Xyris pallescens Small
- Xyris scabra Engelm.
- Xyris torta var. pallescens C.Mohr
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 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.