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Plant Profile

Kral's Yellow-eyed-grass (Xyris longisepala)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Xyridaceae
State: AL, FL
Nature Serve ID: 133782
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

there is some question about whether annual or perennial

Where is Kral's Yellow-eyed-grass (Xyris longisepala) located in the wild?

Habitat:

limey, sandy shores margins of sinkholes

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Kral's Yellow-eyed-grass can be found in Alabama, Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Kral's Yellow-eyed-grass (Xyris longisepala)?

Bok Tower Gardens

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

05/11/2023

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Bok Tower Gardens holds 1 accessions of Xyris longisepala.

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Endemic to margins of ponds and lakes in the Florida panhandle and adjacent southern Alabama; total range is not well understood, but most known occurrences are in Washington and Bay counties, Florida. Approximately 90 occurrences have been mapped, although some are in close proximity; the vast majority are in Florida with just two in Alabama. Over half of known occurrences are in managed areas (mostly the Ecofina Creek Water Management Area), and some of these have abundant plants. Threats include residential development, which can result in clearing of lakeshore vegetation. Other threats include erosion into ponds from surrounding uplands and adjacent roads and ORV use on and near pond shores. The Alabama occurrences appear to be declining.

01/01/2010

uncertain plant may temporarily disappear with fluctuation in water levels

01/01/2010

15-20 sites