Hypoxis wrightii Brackett

Wright's star-grass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

Leaves (0.5–)0.7–2.1(–2.6) mm wide, soft, usually stiff, sparsely to densely pubescent to pilose. Scape (20–)35–85(–150) mm, topped by 1 bract or, if flowers 2 or more, bracts more than 1, not opposite. Inflorescences racemose, 1–2(–3)-flowered; proximal 2 flowers, when present, not paired; bracts (2–)3–8(–15) mm. Flowers: tepals 4–8(–10) × (1.4–)2–3(–3.5) mm, shorter to longer than pedicel, less than 1.5 times as long as ovary; anthers (0.6–)0.9–1.8(–2) mm; ovary oblanceoloid, (2–)3–6(–8) × 1.5–2.5 mm, usually densely pilose; pedicel (1–)3–12(–21) mm, usually longer than bracts. Seeds dark brown, dull, 0.9–1.1(–1.3) mm, minutely muricate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.85
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Hypoxis wrightii world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Georgia, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:126650-2
WFO ID wfo-0000671074
COL ID 3P28S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Hypoxis wrightii Hypoxis humilis Hypoxis juncea var. wrightii