Xyridaceae
| Xyridaceae | |
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| Xyris complanata flower close-up | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae C.Agardh[1] |
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| Synonyms | |
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Xyrideae | |
The Xyridaceae are a family of flowering plants. This family has been recognized by many taxonomists and is known as the yellow-eyed grass family.
The
The family contains almost 400 species in five genera,[2] but most of the species are found in the genus Xyris (see also Abolboda). The species are mostly tropical and subtropical.
The
The Wettstein system, last updated in 1935, placed the family in order Enantioblastae.
Xyris torta, twisted yellow-eyed grass, is on Minnesota's endangered species list.
In 2021 it was discovered that Fusarium xyrophilum was able to hijack a South American species of yellow-eyed Xyris grass, creating fake flowers, fooling bees and other pollinating insects into visiting them, taking fungal spores to other plants.[3]
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References
- hdl:10654/18083.
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- ^ Simons, Paul (17 February 2021). "Plantwatch: fungus creates fake fragrant flowers to fool bees". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links
Media related to Xyridaceae at Wikimedia Commons- Xyridaceae in the Flora of North America
- Xyridaceae in the Flora of China
- Xyris in western Australia
- links at CSDL
