Hypoxis hirsuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Hypoxidaceae Genus: Hypoxis Species: H. hirsuta
Binomial name
Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville
Synonyms
Hypoxis carolinensis Michx. Hypoxis decumbens L. Hypoxis erecta L. Hypoxis graminea Pursh Hypoxis grandis Pollard Hypoxis micrantha Pollard Hypoxis pallida Salisb. Hypoxis villosa Raf. Ornithogalum hirsutum L.

Hypoxis hirsuta (Common goldstar, Common star-grass, Eastern yellow stargrass, Yellow star grass) is an ornamental plant native to the United States in the Hypoxidaceae family. Sometimes this plant is placed in the Amaryllidaceae family or the Liliaceae family.

References

• Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 

External links

• Hypoxis hirsuta
• USDA Plants Profile: Hypoxis hirsuta
• Wisconsin Botanical Information System:Hypoxis hirsuta

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Hypoxis hirsuta". Image Credit.

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