Hypoxidaceae R.Br.
The plant family Hypoxidaceae R.Br. was named and described as such by Robert Brown in A Voyage to Terra Australis in 1814.
The plant family Hypoxidaceae is commonly referred to as the Star-Grass or Star Lily family. Plants in this family are perennial from corms or rhizomes. They characterized by their grass-like leaves and flowers with 4-6 tepals. Their flowers usually have six stamens, but some with less. Depending on the species, flowers can be yellow, orange, pink or white.
As of 5-15-25 when this page was added, Plants of the World Online lists 5 genera in the family with 166 species. It consists of the genera Curculio with 32 species, Empodium with 7 species, Hypoxis with 91 species, Paurida with 35 species, and Sinocurculigo with 1 species. Those numbers could change as updates are made on POWO.
Depending on the genera, they are found in warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia, mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
The only genera native to North America is Hypoxis. I was fortunate to find the species Hypoxis hirsuta (Yellow Star Grass) while visiting a private, well-maintained native prairie on 5-5-25. You can check out its page by clicking HERE.
There are a few links below for further reading…
The Belmont Rooster 