Tennessee Yellow-Eyed Grass

The yellow-eyed grass (Xyris tennesseensis) is one of many endangered plant species found in Alabama. Flowers appear in August and September.

Yellow three-petaled wildflower emerging from a green stem with a rounded seed capsule at its base, photographed against a blurred background of vegetation.
Photograph by Alan Cressler
Yellow three-petaled wildflower emerging from a green stem with a rounded seed capsule at its base, photographed against a blurred background of vegetation.