Xyris difformis var. floridana

Kral

Sida 2: 256. 1966.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Herbs, mostly 20–50 (–60) cm. Leaves ascending in broad to narrow fans, (10–) 15–25 (–28) cm; sheaths reddish or purplish, rugulose-papillate; blade dull green, linear, 1.5–6 mm wide, papillate, margins somewhat scabrous. Inflorescences: scape sheaths proximally lustrous brown, shading distally to red tones; scapes linear, not widened distally, papillate or minutely scabrous, sharply multiribbed distally, ribs all equally prominent, somewhat scabrous; spikes 6–10 (–15) mm. Seeds mealy.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Moist to wet sands or sandy peats of bogs, pine savanna, shores, and seeps
Elevation: 0–200 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Central America (Belize), Central America (Honduras), Central America (Nicaragua)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thin" is not a number.

rounded +  and acute +
Robert Kral +
not bulbous +
ephemeral +
papillate +
obtriangular +, linear +  and linear-sword-shaped +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Central America (Belize) +, Central America (Honduras) +  and Central America (Nicaragua) +
0–200 m +
basal-lateral +
proteinaceous +  and starchy +
broad +  and narrow +
loculicidal +
Moist to wet sands or sandy peats of bogs, pine savanna, shores, and seeps +
moniliform +
margined +  and winged +
lacerate +
scarious +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
equitant +, 2-ranked +  and alternate +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (28 cm280 mm <br />0.28 m <br />) +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
papillate +  and smooth +
distinct +
unfolding +
Flowering summer–fall. +
monosulcate +
prominent +
papillate +  and scabrous +
scabrous +  and papillate +
terete +, linear +  and filiform +
bladed +  and open +
red tones +, shading +  and brown +
widened +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
cross-lined +
ovoid +  and ellipsoid +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
connivent +  and opposite +
distinct +
unequal +
rugulose-papillate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
decussate +  and imbricate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
epipetalous +
branching +  and simple +
elongate +  and caudiciform +
funnel +  and u--shaped +
tubular +  and elongate +
Jupica +, Kotsjiletti +, Ramotha +, Schizmaxon +, Xuris +  and Xyroides +
Xyris difformis var. floridana +
Xyris difformis +
variety +
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +