Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass vs Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris caroliniana compared with Xyris peteri

Key Differences

• Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass is Critically Endangered while Yelloweyed Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass	Yelloweyed Grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Süßgrasartige)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family same	Xyridaceae	Xyridaceae
Genus same	Xyris	Xyris
Species	Xyris caroliniana	Xyris peteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass and Yelloweyed Grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Xyris.

Conservation Status

Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass

CR — Critically Endangered

Yelloweyed Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass	Yelloweyed Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yelloweyed Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass

The Carolina Yellow-eyed-grass (Xyris caroliniana) is a species in the genus Xyris. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotrop