Flora of North America species comparison

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Hypoxis juncea

fringe yellow star-grass, rushy hypoxis
Leaves

0.3–1 mm wide, hard, stiff, nearly glabrous or with scattered trichomes near base.
Scape

(5–)6–16(–19) cm.
Inflorescences

racemose, 1–2(–3)-flowered;

proximal 2 flowers, when present, not paired;

bracts 1–7(–12) mm.
Flowers

tepals 6–13(–15) × 2–4 mm, usually shorter than pedicel, longer than ovary;

anthers (1.3–)1.8–3.3 mm;

ovary obconic, (2–)3–5(–7) × 1.5–2.5 mm, densely pubescent;

pedicel (5–)10–26(–28) mm, usually 2+ times longer than bracts.
Seeds

black, lustrous, 0.7–1 mm, with low, rounded sculpturing.

Hypoxis juncea
Phenology Flowering year round, most commonly in spring.
Habitat Seasonally flooded pinelands
Elevation 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; FL; GA; NC; SC
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Source FNA vol. 26, p. 203.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Hypoxis
Sibling taxa
H. curtissii, H. hirsuta, H. mexicana, H. rigida, H. sessilis, H. wrightii
Synonyms H. filifolia
Name authority Smith: Spic. Bot., 15, plate 16. (1792)
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