Xyridaceae

  • Family

    Xyridaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Xyridaceae

  • Common Names

    Yellow-eyed Grass Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 5

    Number of species: 270

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is mainly tropical and subtropical. Most species of the largest genus, Xyris, are concentrated in North and South America, fewer in Australia, Asia and Africa. Abolboda and Orectanthe, as well as the fairly recently discovered genus Achlyphila.

  • Floras and Monographs

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