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Xyris gracilis, is a yellow-eye found in the south eastern Australia. A widespread plant seen in swampy areas. A tufted herb, growing up to 66 cm high. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown, appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.[1][2] The specific epithet gracilis is derived from Latin, meaning slender.[3]

Xyris gracilis
Dharawal National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Xyridaceae
Genus:	Xyris
Species:	X. gracilis
Binomial name
Xyris gracilis R.Br.

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