Scientific Name: Xyris marginata Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: alpine yelloweye

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Xyridaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with numerous more or less erect and sometimes twisted leaves, forming small tussocks.

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.55

Flowers: Flowers with three round, golden yellow petals, each 8mm in diameter, with small, rounded teeth on the petal margins.

Fruit: Capsule – 3 lobed.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Wet heaths on King Island, north-west, west coast, east coast and south-west, reaching 1070m altitude.

General Notes

Useful for small rockeries and around ornamental pools.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Some Xyris species can be grown from seed.

Cutting & Division Information

Grown by division.