Xyris jupicai

Xyris jupicai, common name Richard's yelloweyed grass,^[3] is a New World species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in North America, South America, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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Xyris jupicai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. jupicai
Binomial name
Xyris jupicai Rich. 1792 not Xyris jupicae Michx. 1803[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Xyris acuminata Miq. ex Steud. Xyris anceps Pers. 1805 not Lam. 1791 Xyris arenicola Miq. Xyris communis Kunth Xyris gymnoptera Griseb. Xyris jupicae Michx. Xyris jupicai var. brachylepis Malme Xyris jupicai var. humilis (Kunth) Malme Xyris laxifolia var. minor Mart. Xyris laxifolia var. sellowiana (Kunth) Seub. Xyris macrocephala Vahl Xyris macrocephala f. minor (Mart.) Malme Xyris macrocephala var. minor (Mart.) L.A.Nilsson Xyris macrocephala f. minor (Mart.) M. Kuhlm. & Kuhn Xyris partita Chapm. ex Ries Xyris sellowiana Kunth Xyris sellowiana f. humilis Kunth Xyris surinamensis Miq. 1843 not Spreng. 1828

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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.^[5]