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Yellow Star Grass

 

Common Name: Yellow Star Grass
Scientific Name: Hypoxis hirsuta
Family: Lily, (Liliaceae)
Range: North Dakota to Maine South to Texas and Florida
Flowering: March - September
Habitat: Dry Meadows and open woods
Height: 3" - 8"
   
 
This star grass picture was taken in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park along the trail to Laurel Falls. These flowers were about 3" or so off the ground with the plant having an overall stem height of about 6". White hairs were growing on the stems. The flowers were about 5/8" wide.

Yellow star grass is a common wildflower that starts blooming in March and can continue to have blooms into September.

 

 
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