Anthocercis gracilis

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|authority = Benth.Bentham, G. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1846) [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/161873 Scrophulariaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 10: 192]

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Anthocercis gracilis, also known as slender tailflower, is a rare species of shrub in the family Solanaceae. It is native to Western Australia where it grows on sandy or loamy soils, and on granite outcrops. It is a spindly, erect shrub which can grow to 1 m high. Its yellow-green flowers may be seen from September to October.{{FloraBase|name= Anthocercis gracilis |id=6946}}

The species was first formally described by George Bentham in 1846.{{APNI2 | name = Anthocercis gracilis | id = 95070}}

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Category:Nicotianoideae

Category:Solanales of Australia

Category:Eudicots of Western Australia

Category:Plants described in 1846

Category:Taxa named by George Bentham

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