Elliot's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
Xyris elliottii, common name Elliott's yelloweyed grass, is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the coastal plain of the United States from Mississippi to South Carolina plus southern Mexico (Tabasco), Central America and the West Indies.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Xyridaceae
Genus
Xyris
Elliot's Yelloweyed Grass belongs to the family Xyridaceae, order Poales, within the Liliopsida class.
Species Profile
Xyris elliottii, common name Elliott's yelloweyed grass, is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is native to the coastal plain of the United States from Mississippi to South Carolina plus southern Mexico (Tabasco), Central America and the West Indies.
Elliot's Yelloweyed Grass faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from urban development, agricultural conversion, and wetland drainage throughout its limited range in the southeastern United States. Fire suppression and altered hydrology have further degraded the specialized wet pine savanna and bog habitats this species requires.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Elliot's Yelloweyed Grass faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from urban development, agricultural conversion, and wetland drainage throughout its limited range in the southeastern United States. Fire suppression and altered hydrology have further degraded the specialized wet pine savanna and bog habitats this species requires.
Agricultural conversion and land use change
Habitat loss from urban development
Wetland drainage and hydrological alteration
Fire suppression disrupting natural fire cycles
Small population size and genetic bottlenecks
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Elliot's Yelloweyed Grass (Xyris elliottii). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/elliots-yelloweyed-grass