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''Xyris jupicai'', common name Richard's yelloweyed grass, is a New World species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in North America, South America, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies.Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
/ref> ''Xyris jupicai'' is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with grass-like leaves up to 60 cm (2 feet) long, and yellow flowers.Flora of North America, ''Xyris jupicai'' Richard 1972
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Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in 1982 in State of Paraná in Brazil
jupicai Plants described in 1792 Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of South America Flora of Central America Flora of the Caribbean Flora of Texas Flora of Oklahoma Flora of New Jersey {{Poales-stub