Xyris jupicai

Xyris jupicai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. jupicai
Binomial name
	Xyris jupicai; Rich. 1792 not Xyris jupicae Michx. 1803
Synonyms
	List Xyris acuminata Miq. ex Steud. ; Xyris anceps Pers. 1805 not Lam. 1791 ; Xyris arenicola Miq. ; Xyris communis Kunth ; Xyris gymnoptera Griseb. ; Xyris jupicae Michx. ; Xyris jupicai var. brachylepis Malme ; Xyris jupicai var. humilis (Kunth) Malme ; Xyris laxifolia var. minor Mart. ; Xyris laxifolia var. sellowiana (Kunth) Seub. ; Xyris macrocephala Vahl ; Xyris macrocephala f. minor (Mart.) Malme ; Xyris macrocephala var. minor (Mart.) L.A.Nilsson ; Xyris macrocephala f. minor (Mart.) M. Kuhlm. & Kuhn ; Xyris partita Chapm. ex Ries ; Xyris sellowiana Kunth ; Xyris sellowiana f. humilis Kunth ; Xyris surinamensis Miq. 1843 not Spreng. 1828 ;

Xyris jupicai, common name Richard's yelloweyed grass, is a New World species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in North America, South America, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies.

Xyris jupicai is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with grass-like leaves up to 60 cm (2 feet) long, and yellow flowers.