Xyris bracteata R.Br.

Leaves linear, 2–5 mm wide. Peduncles 1–2 mm diam., up to 60 cm long. Flower heads subglobular, 10 mm long, 7–8 mm diam. Bracts 18–30; lower ones lax, ± spreading. Flowers 8–12 per head. Coast and adjacent plateaus. Damp soil in the open. Fl. spring–summer