Warning: This article is all goofed up. Xyris laxifolia is a New World species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in North America, South America and Mesoamerica.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Xyris laxifolia is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with grass-like leaves up to 70 cm (28 inches) long and 25 mm (1 inch) wide.Flora of North America, Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia (Chapman) Kral, 1999. Kral, Robert D. 1999. Novon 9(2): 205-219
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External links Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in 1987 in State of Paraná in Brazil Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Alabama in 1980