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
Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Central America (Belize), Central America (Honduras), Central America (Nicaragua)
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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... more about "Xyris difformis var. floridana"
not bulbous +
equitant +
reddish +
not twisted +
green +
deep +
ephemeral +
dull +
papillate +
thickened +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
chaffy +
fertile +
3-valved +
clasping +
loculicidal +
mature +
indistinct +
colored +
distinct +
textured +
basal-lateral +
minute +
open +
symmetric +
bisexual +
capsular +
loculicidal +
moniliform +
abcissing +
membranous +
brown +
lacerate +
scarious +
curved +
distinct +
included +
chaffy +
boat-shaped +
membranous +
ascending +
parallel +
scabrous +
thin-walled +
1[-3]-locular +
parietal +
marginal +
superior +
anatropous +
small +
distinct +
unfolding +
equal +
inaperturate +
monosulcate +
Sida +
1966 +
prominent +
scabrous +
multiribbed +
ribbed +
erect +
lustrous +
tubular +
widened +
lined +
cross-lined +
translucent +
15;90 +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
distinct +
outer +
unequal +
rugulose-papillate +
proximal +
sterile +
single +
ovoid +
epipetalous +
2-brachiate +
distinct +
bearded +
clawed +
erect +
3-branched +
Xyris difformis var. floridana +
Xyris difformis +
variety +
acidic +
rosulate +
perennial +