Xyris gracilis specimen

NATIONAL HERBARIUM OF NEW SOUTH WALES (NSW) Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Xyris gracilis R. Br. subsp. laxa 0. Evans Det.: A.NL. Doust 23 Feb 1995 Loc: Dry S facing slope on E side of Sir Bertram Stevens Drive, 14 km (by road) N of Flat Rock Creek crossing Royal National Park AUSTRALIA NSW. Central Coast Lat. 34°06'51'S Long, 151°03'32'E Alt.: 160 m Coll.: A.N.L. Doust 745 & BJ. Conn Date: 06 Dee 1993 Notes: Open heath of sedges, Restionaceae, Hemigenia Banksia oblongifolia, B. serrata, ta, Lambertia formosa, Stylidium, Actinotus (small), with scattered Eucalyptus gummifera and Angophora hispida. On dryish sandy soil, never waterlogged. Locally frequent. Erect tufted herb, 0.3--0.5 m high. Flowering at 11.05 am. Lower sterile bracts tan brown with pale cream median region. Lowest bracts longer than higher ones (sterile) photo/ purpurescens Leptospermum, Grevilla 8, Mitrasacme, IMAGED 01 NOV 2021 Dups. to: BRI, CANB, HO, K, MEL, VDB Botanical Research Institute of Texas