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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Hypoxis rigida
FAMILY
Hypoxidaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypoxis rigida
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypoxis rigida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Hypoxis rigida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Hypoxis rigida
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-07-004:
Hypoxis rigida FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypoxis rigida
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Hypoxis hirsuta
COMMON NAME:
Savanna Stargrass, Stiff Star-grass
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Hypoxis rigida
FAMILY
Hypoxidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypoxis rigida
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypoxis rigida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Hypoxis rigida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Hypoxis rigida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-07-004:
Hypoxis rigida
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypoxis rigida
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Hypoxis hirsuta
4696
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple - grasslike
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
6 tepals
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
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