Xyris caroliniana

Xyris caroliniana, the Carolina yelloweyed grass,^[3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to Cuba and to the coastal plain of the southern and eastern United States from eastern Texas to New Jersey.^[4][5]

Xyris caroliniana
1894 drawing[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. caroliniana
Binomial name
Xyris caroliniana Walter 1788
Synonyms[2]
List Kotsjiletti flexuosa (Muhl. ex Elliott) Nieuwl. Ramotha floridana Raf. Xyris arenicola Small 1903 not Miq. 1844 Xyris canadensis Schnizl. Xyris caroliniana var. brevifolia (Michx.) Alph.Wood Xyris caroliniana f. flaccida Fernald Xyris caroliniana f. phyllolepis Fernald Xyris caroliniana var. scabra Engelm. & A.Gray Xyris conocephala C.Wright Xyris conocephala var. pallescens (C.Mohr) Malme Xyris fimbriata Beyr. ex Kunth 1843 not Elliott 1816 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

Xyris caroliniana is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.^[5]