Xyris marginata, commonly known as alpine yellow eye,[3] is a monocot in the family Xyridaceae which is endemic to King Island (Tasmania) and Tasmania, commonly growing in button grass moorlands, at altitudes of up to 1070 meters (3,510.5 ft) above sea level. It was first collected by German-Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1875.[4]
^"Xyris marginata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
^Rendle AB (1899). "Notes on Xyris". Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. 37: 503.
^Wapstra H, Wapstra A, Wapstra M, Gilfedder, L (2005). The Little Book of Common Names for Tasmanian Plants. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment Tasmania. p. 81.
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