Hypoxis hirsuta
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USDA NRCS |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Hypoxis hirsuta |
| Common name: | yellow star grass |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | leaves to 24" but generally much shorter |
| Foliage: | leaves only basal, pilose, with 5-9 main veins |
| Flower: | yellow, 6 petals; 2-9 flowers, usually 3 |
| Flowering time: | mid May, rarely and irregularly through the summer into September |
| Habitat: | sandy grant |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide except the coast and Cape May district |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |