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Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) Growing at the top of a ridge at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64914/yellow_star_grass_hypoxis_hirsuta.html" title="Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64914_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=89Qte6e5%2BKDMT27qpmTiI64kFJI%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) Growing at the top of a ridge at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64915/yellow_star_grass_hypoxis_hirsuta.html<br /> Geotagged,Hypoxis hirsuta,Summer,United States,Yellow star grass" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Hypoxis hirsuta,Summer,United States,Yellow star grass Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta)

Growing at the top of a ridge at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia.

Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) Growing at the top of a ridge at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64915/yellow_star_grass_hypoxis_hirsuta.html<br /> Geotagged,Hypoxis hirsuta,Summer,United States,Yellow star grass

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    So fuzzy! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Indeed! This was the hairiest of this species I have found! :o The Latin name makes a lot of sense though! Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        It does, and I love the word "hirsute(-a)"! Posted 7 years ago

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The Yellow star grass

''Hypoxis hirsuta'' is an ornamental plant in the Hypoxidaceae family. Sometimes this plant is placed in the Amaryllidaceae family or the Liliaceae family. The species is native to the United States, Canada, and the State of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Aug 13, 2018. Captured Jul 3, 2018 22:44 in 164 Dally Cove Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.5
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.