Xyris complanata
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| Feathered Yellow-eye | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Xyris |
| Species: | X. complanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyris complanata R.Br. | |
Xyris complanata, known as the Feathered Yellow-eye is a tufted herb in the Xyridaceae family. In New South Wales it grows in moist areas, often near swamps or in heathland.
The specific epithet complanata refers to the flattened leaf stalk.[1] This species first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1810, in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist Robert Brown.
References
- ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 279
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