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Xyridaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Xyris caroliniana Walt.

  • Common Name: Carolina Yellow-eyed Grass
  • Family: Xyridaceae Agardh

  • Country of Origin: Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida
  • Habitat: wet peaty or sandy soils

  • Uses: An infusion of the roots has been used in the treatment of diarrhoea
  • Culture: If individual pots can not be located, check Sarracenia's - often found growing in those containers as a volunteer. Transplants poorly.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199900609
  • Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico
  • Accession Date: 11-17-1999
  • Bench: 2305 - Temperate Asia
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-25-2011
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Xyridaceae
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References:

  1. Plants for a Future Internet Database, 1997

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