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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Liliaceae
Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville
common gold-star, common star-grass, yellow star-grass
Hypoxis: ancient Greek for some plants with sour leaves, later transferred to this genus by Linnaeus, Latin means "somewhat acid"
hirsuta: covered with hair
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-12" tall forb |
| Flower: | yellow, 6-parted, 5/8" wide, star shape, stalked; inflorescence with 2-6 flowers in an irregular, long-stalked cluster (umbel); blooms April-July |
| Fruit: | elliptical capsule |
| Leaf: | basal, grass-like, with spreading hairs, taller than the flowering stalk when mature |
| Habitat: | dry; open woods, prairies |
| (Glossary) |
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