Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Tuber more or less globose. Stem simple, up to c. 1 m long, scrambling to climbing, sparsely to moderately glandular hairy distally. Leaves cauline, in alternate groups of 3 (or 4), peltate; petiole (5–)10–50 mm long; lamina orbicular, deeply concave, inverted, 4–10 mm diam.; stipules absent. Inflorescence terminal, irregularly paniculate, 2–many-flowered; bracts linear-obovate, 3–5 mm long; pedicels 3–15 mm long; sepals 5, often narrow, more or less ovate or obovate, 3–9 mm long, moderately to densely glandular-hairy, margin entire, ciliate or laciniate, apex usually obtuse, sometimes truncate; petals 5, obovate, 6–14 mm long, usually white, sometimes pink or red; styles 3, each 2.5–3.5 mm long, dichotomously branched from base. Capsule globose, to c. 8 mm diam.; seeds 'nail-shaped' with a thickened head region, a longitudinal flange and a dilated, flattened foot region. Flowers mainly Aug.–Nov.
Brid, CVU, DunT, EGL, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HSF, LoM, MuF, MuM, NIS, OtP, OtR, VRiv, VVP, WPro, Wim. Also SA, Tas. Widespread in sandy heathlands, open Xanthorrhoea plains, and woodland communities.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | native | |
Murray Mallee | present | native | |
Wimmera | present | native | |
Glenelg Plain | present | native | |
Bridgewater | present | native | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Otway Plain | present | native | |
Goldfields | present | native | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
Greater Grampians | present | native | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
Wilsons Promontory | present | native | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
Otway Ranges | present | native |