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Stargrasses
Hypoxis
Hypoxis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Hypoxidaceae. The genus has an "almost cosmopolitan" distribution, occurring in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. Europe lacks native species. Most species are in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in southern Africa. Common names for the genus include star-grass, star lily, yellow stars, African potato, and stars. The genus is the largest of the Hypoxidaceae family and has its centre of variation in South Africa, where...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
yellow star grass
speciesHypoxis hirsuta
African Stargrass
speciesHypoxis hemerocallidea
fringed star grass
speciesHypoxis juncea
Silverleaf Stargrass
speciesHypoxis rigidula
coquí
speciesHypoxis decumbens
Shiny Stargrass
speciesHypoxis obtusa
Golden Weather-grass
speciesHypoxis hygrometrica
Small Yellow Stargrass
speciesHypoxis argentea
swamp star grass
speciesHypoxis curtissii
Narrow Stargrass
speciesHypoxis angustifolia
Shaggy Stargrass
speciesHypoxis villosa
Broadleaf Stargrass
speciesHypoxis colchicifolia
Hypoxis galpinii
speciesHypoxis galpinii
Mexican Yellow Star-grass
speciesHypoxis mexicana
Fine Stargrass
speciesHypoxis filiformis
Spiral Stargrass
speciesHypoxis acuminata
Hypoxis aurea
speciesHypoxis aurea
Winter Stargrass
speciesHypoxis multiceps
Creeping Hypoxis
speciesHypoxis sobolifera
Kharatsa Stargrass
speciesHypoxis costata
Hypoxis interjecta
speciesHypoxis interjecta
Starry-Furred Hypoxis
speciesHypoxis stellipilis
Woolly Stargrass
speciesHypoxis floccosa
Mini White Stargrass
speciesHypoxis parvula
bristleseed star grass
speciesHypoxis wrightii
golden star
speciesHypoxis pratensis
glossy-seeded star grass
speciesHypoxis sessilis
Hypoxis longifolia
speciesHypoxis longifolia
Hypoxis setosa
speciesHypoxis setosa
Savanna Star Grass
speciesHypoxis rigida
Small White Stargrass
speciesHypoxis membranacea
White Star-Flower
speciesHypoxis nivea
Hypoxis parvifolia
speciesHypoxis parvifolia
Hypoxis nervosa
speciesHypoxis nervosa
Hypoxis ludwigii
speciesHypoxis ludwigii
Mini Yellow Stargrass
speciesHypoxis flanaganii
Hypoxis limicola
speciesHypoxis limicola
Hypoxis humilis
speciesHypoxis humilis
Hypoxis kilimanjarica
speciesHypoxis kilimanjarica
Hypoxis goetzei
speciesHypoxis goetzei
Small Yellow Star
speciesHypoxis gerrardii
Hypoxis zeyheri
speciesHypoxis zeyheri
Hypoxis kraussiana
speciesHypoxis kraussiana
Hypoxis potosina
speciesHypoxis potosina
Hypoxis nyasica
speciesHypoxis nyasica
Hypoxis pulchella
speciesHypoxis pulchella
Hypoxis polystachya
speciesHypoxis polystachya
Hypoxis robusta
speciesHypoxis robusta
Hypoxis arillacea
speciesHypoxis arillacea
Hypoxis tepicensis
speciesHypoxis tepicensis
Hypoxis catamarcensis
speciesHypoxis catamarcensis
Hypoxis atlantica
speciesHypoxis atlantica
Hypoxis marginata
speciesHypoxis marginata
Hypoxis baurii
speciesHypoxis baurii
Hypoxis malaissei
speciesHypoxis malaissei
Hypoxis lucens
speciesHypoxis lucens
Hypoxis colliculata
speciesHypoxis colliculata
Hypoxis camerooniana
speciesHypoxis camerooniana
Hypoxis canaliculata
speciesHypoxis canaliculata
Hypoxis cuanzensis
speciesHypoxis cuanzensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81798.