Xyris elliottii
Elliott yellow-eyed-grass

This is a much smaller yellow-eyed-grass than Xyris ambigua, but they both have the distinctive yellow-eyed-grass features.


Elliott yellow-eyed-grass is a yellow-eyed-grass. stems tuft-forming, to more than 2 ft. tall, round; leaf blades linear and long-pointed, 4-12 in. long, 1/16 in. wide, flat; inflorescence egg-shaped, to 1/2 in. long; bracts several, small; flower petals yellow, rounded, unfolding in morning; seeds tiny, translucent

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