Mexican Yellow Star-Grass (Hypoxis mexicana)
Description
Hypoxis mexicana, common name Mexican yellow star-grass, is a small herbacous plant. It is widespread across much of Mexico, and has also been reported from southern Arizona. Hypoxis mexicana grows is open forests and woodlands. It has a tuft of leaves with long bristles near the base. Flowers are yellow, 6-parted, in a panicle at the top of the flowering stalk.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Hypoxidaceae
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Genus: Hypoxis
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