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Fringed Yellow Star-Grass (Hypoxis juncea)

Description

Hypoxis juncea (commonly known as fringed yellow star-grass and rushy hypoxis) is a star-grass species with leaves that are so narrow as to be comparable to thread. It is not a true grass, despite the common name. It is found in the United States on coastal plains from Florida, Alabama to North Carolina. The species is a facultative wetland perennial forb.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Hypoxidaceae

              • Genus: Hypoxis