Xyridaceae
Fewflowered yelloweyed grass
Xyris pauciflora
- Family
- Xyridaceae
- Genus
- Xyris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 少花黄眼草, 蔥草, 交剪草, 桃園草, 葱草, 黃蔥草, 黃谷精
- English
- Fewflowered yelloweyed grass
Synonyms
- Synoliga pauciflora (Willd.) Raf.
- Xyris dajacensis P.Royen
- Xyris denticulata R.Br.
- Xyris maritima T.Koyama
- Xyris oryzetorum Miq. ex Steud.
- Xyris pauciflora var. oryzetorum Miq.
- Xyris pusilla R.Br.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: V C Balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: V C Balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: V C Balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: V C Balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: V C Balakrishnan, 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.