''Xyris baldwiniana'', common name Baldwin's yelloweyed grass, is a North American species of flowering plant in the
yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to southern Mexico (
Chiapas
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), Central America (
Belize
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,
Honduras
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,
Nicaragua
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), and the southeastern and south-central United States (from
Texas
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to
North Carolina
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).
''Xyris baldwiniana'' is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall with grass-like leaves and yellow flowers.
Flora of North America, ''Xyris baldwiniana'' Schultes 1822
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References
External links
Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nicaragua in 1982
baldwiniana
Plants described in 1822
Flora of the Southern United States
Flora of Chiapas
Flora of Central America
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