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Xyris jupicai Rich.
Richard's Yellow-eyed Grass
Florida native
A common yellow-eyed grass of wet flatwoods, savannas and pond margins in nearly all of Florida. The range includes the southeastern coastal states from Texas to New Jersey, plus Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Oklahoma. Also occurs in Mexico, Central and South America and the West Indies.
Xyris jupicai has spikes that produce more than 10 flowers during a season on scapes up to 1m (39 in.) tall. The linear leaves are more than 10cm (4 in.) and can be up to 60cm (2 ft.) long. The three-petaled flowers are yellow.
Named for French botanist & botanical illustrator Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754-1821). Richard (pronuonced ri-SHARD) collected specimens during the 1780's in the West Indies and Central America.
Xyris jupicai is a member of the Xyridaceae - Yellow-eyed Grass family.
Other species of the Xyris genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Xyris caroliniana - CAROLINA YELLOWEYED GRASS
Xyris elliottii - ELLIOTT'S YELLOWEYED GRASS
Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia - IRISLEAF YELLOWEYED GRASS
Xyris platylepis - TALL YELLOWEYED GRASS
Xyris stenotera - NARROWLEAF YELLOW-EYED GRASS
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: May 16, 2024
