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/ref> ''Xyris caroliniana'' is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.Flora of North America, ''Xyris caroliniana'' Walter, 1788.
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Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Florida in 1981
caroliniana Plants described in 1788 Flora of the United States Flora of Cuba {{Poales-stub