''Podolepis gracilis'' (common name slender podolepis) is a slender, perennial herb native to

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, belonging to the

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family.

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1828 by Robert Graham based on plant material grown from seed said to have been collected in New South Wales and sent to England by Charles Fraser, the NSW colonial botanist.

Description

Graham described the plant as follows:

References

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''Podolepis gracilis'' occurrence data
from the

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15594802 gracilis Flora of Western Australia