Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Hypoxis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypoxis hirsuta
FAMILY
Hypoxidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypoxis hirsuta
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-07-001a:
Hypoxis hirsuta var. hirsuta
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Stargrass, Hairy Yellow Stargrass, Common Stargrass, Upland Stargrass
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JK Marlow jkm150424_736
April Blount County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The only species of Yellow Stargrass in the mountains and piedmont of SC, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
JK Marlow jkm150424_736b
April Blount County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tepals 6, spreading; anthers 6, spreading, per Flora of North America.
Keith Bradley kab_hypoxis_hirsuta_0569
April Henderson County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Tim Spira tpshhirsuta
Month Unknown
Leaves grasslike; blade linear to setaceous. Scape usually shorter than leaves, per Flora of North America.