Hypoxis sessilis L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Hypoxidaceae

• Scientific Name

  Hypoxis sessilis L.

• Description

  Species Description - Habitally like no. 2 [Hypoxis micrantha Pollard]; peduncle only 1–2-fld; fr pyriform, dehiscent; seeds golden- brown, iridescent, coarsely reticulate. Sandy soil on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Fla. and Tex. June, July. H. longii Fernald, with green or whitish cleistogamous fls, the tep only ca 3 mm, may be only a form of H. sessilis. Originally described from se. Va., it has more recently been found also in a limited, coherent area of Ark., Okla., La., and Tex., associated with Pinus taeda.