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12. Co mo, sperm a laxluscula Steud. caule tereti bas, 
simpiici vel uti superne ramoso virgato glabro , ramis an- 
gulatis; foliis sparsis linearibus abbreviatis (3-5 lineas lbn- 
gis) deciduis; racemis terminalibus laxis plurifloris ante 
anthesin bracteatis bracteolis flore minoribus; alis corollam 
superantibus lobo medio integro. % 
In lapidosis districtus York, 21. Mart. 1839. Herb. Preiss. No. 2372. 
Caulis 2 - pedalis et ultra, basi plerumque simplex, teres, apice divisusio 
ramulos virgatos mox aphyllos; folia ranuilorum parva, linearia, aucta, saepins 
minima, subulata, 3-5 lineas non excedentia; racemi terminates, laxiuseuli, im- 
dales et ultra; pedicelli dims lineas longi, suberecto-patentes, laxiuseuli Id 1 , 
lineas remoti; bracteae subulatae, pedicellum vix aequantes. mox deciduae; 
fores pallide carneo-rubescentes, corolla ferrugineo -rufescens; fructus bad 
stipitatus, striatus, apice rotundatus, marginibus non productis, medio vii 
opiculatus; semina non marginata. 
/*?• Foliis lane col at is vel oboval is - planis. 
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13. Come sp erma variant Steud. caule basi vix firu- 
tescente ramoso vel simpiici hispidulo superne glabro: fo- 
liis infimis oblongo -lanceolatis caulinis angustioribus lineari- 
bus remotis; racemis simplicibus vel paniculatis latis multi- 
floris ante llorescentiam munitis bracteolis lanceolatis acu- 
minatis llorem subaequantibus; poribus (coerulescentibus) 
parvis, alis corolla longioribus. 2 |. % 
In subturfosis arenosis inter frutices prope Strawberryhill, 24. Nov. 1810. Herb. 
Preiss. No. 2365. 
Caulis basi striis flexuosis tenuibus notatus, pilis brevibus rigidiusculb 
albidis sursum evanescentibus, scabridus; folia in ramulis radicalibus stcrili- 
bus oblongo-lanceolata, vix petiolulata, acutiuscula, 3 / 4 -I polliceni longa, -*-/t 
lineam lata, caulina multo minora, angnste linearia, suprema subsetacca: 
racemi terminales nunc simplices nunc paniculato - compositi; bractcow 
ante llorescentiam lanceolatae, acutae, flore nondum evoluto breviores, post 
evolutionem deciduae; alae albo-coerulescentes corolla apice pallide lutesceutf 
longiores; fructu s basi stipitato- attenuatus, superne marginibus pa nun pro- 
ductis truncatus, subtridentatus ; semina immatura non marginata. 
14. Comespenna parviflora Steud. caule basi diviso 
foliato apice ramuloso striatulo tenuissime (sub lente) pjj* ( 
bescente ; foliis planiusculis lanceolatis tenuissime ciliolafe 
apice cartilagineo-mucronulatis; racemis terminalibus jbqip 
fertiusculis ante anthesin scarioso - bracteolatis, bractcoli , 
flores subaequantibus serius deciduis; calycibus marcescea* ^ 
tibus corollam (coeruleam) vix aequantibus. % 
In calculosis montium continuorum Darling’srange districtus Perth, 15. Oct. 1®9' 
Herb. Preiss. No. 2374. 
Caules e radice exili plures (2-4) 1-1 y 2 pedales, basi pube tenui snr- 
sum evanescente muniti, strict!, simplices vel sursum ramosi, strkfli, terelcs, o 
liati; folia sparsa infra dimidiam, superne totam longitudinem remota, i 
lanceolata, acuta, pollicaria, 1-1% lineas lata, margins (sub lente) cibow*’ 
racemi terminates, simplices, primum conlerti, breves, demum laxi, eloiigaii , 
fructus in stipitem attenttati, apice subtrundiiti, obtuse tridentati. 
