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Watsonia 3: 4 (1953) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Plants usually freely branching from base and above. Leaves oblanceolate to obovate, to 15 mm long, 4 mm wide. Flowers both solitary and in clusters. Sepals 1–1.8 mm long, petals 1.5–2 mm long. Mature capsules 1.5–2 mm long; seeds elliptic, 0.8–1.2 mm diam., ± evenly covered with circular to broadly elliptic, rounded tubercles. Flowers mainly Sep.–Dec.
CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Gold, HNF, HSF, MonT, NIS, OtR, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP. Also SA, NSW, Tas. New Zealand, North and South America, Europe. Widespread in cooler areas of the State, growing in swamps and on seasonally wet ground. Although not uncommon in alps (e.g. Mts Buffalo, Howitt and Wellington areas) not recorded from the Baw Baws.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
| Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
| Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
| Warrnambool Plain | present | native | |
| Goldfields | present | native | |
| Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
| Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
| Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
| East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
| East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
| Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
| Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
| Otway Ranges | present | native | |
| Strzelecki Ranges | present | native | |
| Monaro Tablelands | present | native | |
| Victorian Alps | present | native |
| State |
|---|
| South Australia |
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |
| Tasmania |
