Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville

Yellow Stargrass

Synonyms: Hypoxis carolinensis, Ornithogalum hirsutum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Hypoxidaceae

Genus: Hypoxis

Species: Hypoxis hirsuta

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - State Extirpated
NH - State Threatened
VT - State Historic

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Hypoxis hirsuta