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| The only genus
of Xyridaceae in Tasmania is Xyris. Tasmania has four
native species of this genus. These all erect herbs of
waterlogged soils or swamps. They have narrow basal, grass-like
leaves and erect stems topped by a head of several flowers (usually
only one of which is open at any one time). The stems are
distinctive - they are cylindrical but are helically twisted. The
flowers are also distinctive - they have three bright yellow and
conspicuous petals. |
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