Characteristics
Angiosperms (Monocots)
Xyris tennesseensis Kral
Tennessee Yellow Eyed Grass
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Listed as <a href="https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?spcode=Q2MP">Federally Endangered</a> as of 26 Jul 1991. </a>
Native
Endangered-US
S1 (State Rank)
G2 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5439735#page/453/mode/1up>Xyris tennesseensis Kral, Rhodora 80(823): 444–447, f. a–e. 1978.</a>
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<a href=https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/botany/search.php?action=10&height=1444&width=1024&irn=10048709>TENNESSEE: Lewis Co.: 3.5 mi. SW of Hampshire just over Maury Co. line by Tenn. 99; locally abundant in Parnassia bog 26 Aug, 1969 R. Kral 36370 (holotype: US; isotypes: MO, VDB).</a>
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Specimens and Distribution
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Plant Photos
Xyris tennesseensis - Brian Keener
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