Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Hypoxidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Hypoxis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypoxis juncea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-07-003:
Hypoxis juncea FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypoxis juncea
COMMON NAME:
Fringed Stargrass
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Keith Bradley kab_hypoxis_juncea_74219
May Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Tepals spreading, usually shorter than pedicel, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_hypoxis_juncea_74233
May Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Lvs <1mm wide, hard, stiff, nearly glabrous or w scattered trichomes near base, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Hypoxidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypoxis juncea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-07-003:
Hypoxis juncea
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypoxis juncea
3974
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA, uncommon in SC, rare in NC
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LEAVES:
Simple - grasslike
FLOWER:
Winter/SpringFall
Yellow
6 tepals
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p192
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p382
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