Hypoxis sessilis L.

Habitally like no. 2 [Hypoxis micrantha Pollard]; peduncle only 1–2-fld; fr pyriform, dehiscent; seeds golden-brown, iridescent, coarsely reticulate. Sandy soil on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Fla. and Tex. June, July. H. longii Fernald, with green or whitish cleistogamous fls, the tep only ca 3 mm, may be only a form of H. sessilis. Originally described from se. Va., it has more recently been found also in a limited, coherent area of Ark., Okla., La., and Tex., associated with Pinus taeda.