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Xyris cheumatophila Doust & B.J.Conn

Reference: Austral.Syst.Bot. 7:480-483,Figs13-14 (1994)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Slender to robust, erect perennial, herb, flowers open mostly between 1030 & 1330 hrs but can remain open until 1530 hrs. Fl. yellow, May to Jul. Fine granular to coarse gravelly sands, usually humus rich. Edges of pools & streams, seepage lines in rock crevices.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions: Mitchell.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.