Xyris caroliniana

Xyris caroliniana
	1894 drawing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. caroliniana
Binomial name
	Xyris caroliniana; Walter 1788
Synonyms
	List Kotsjiletti flexuosa (Muhl. ex Elliott) Nieuwl. ; Ramotha floridana Raf. ; Xyris arenicola Small 1903 not Miq. 1844 ; Xyris canadensis Schnizl. ; Xyris caroliniana var. brevifolia (Michx.) Alph.Wood ; Xyris caroliniana f. flaccida Fernald ; Xyris caroliniana f. phyllolepis Fernald ; Xyris caroliniana var. scabra Engelm. & A.Gray ; Xyris conocephala C.Wright ; Xyris conocephala var. pallescens (C.Mohr) Malme ; Xyris fimbriata Beyr. ex Kunth 1843 not Elliott 1816 ; Xyris flexuosa Muhl. ex Elliott ; Xyris flexuosa var. pallescens (Small) Barnhart ; Xyris glabra Engelm. ex Ries ; Xyris graminifolia Chapm. ex Ries ; Xyris indica Pursh ; Xyris pallescens Small ; Xyris scabra Engelm. ; Xyris torta var. pallescens C.Mohr ;

Xyris caroliniana, the Carolina yelloweyed grass, is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to Cuba and to the coastal plain of the southern and eastern United States from eastern Texas to New Jersey.

Xyris caroliniana is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with narrow leaves up to 50 cm (20 inches) long, and yellow flowers.