Weak procumbent to ascending herb or subshrub to c. 15 cm high; rootstock short, woody; branches villous, becoming flaky with age. Leaves alternate, lamina 6–15(–35) mm long, 15–30(–60) mm wide, villous, sometimes glabrescent, ternately dissected, segments linear-oblong to elliptic, entire; petiole 6–30 mm long. Inflorescence simple or compound, leaf-opposed, sessile or shortly pedunculate; peduncle to 3 mm long; bracts linear-lanceolate, 4–7 mm long, hairy, umbels 3–6-flowered. Sepals c. 2 mm long; petals to 1.5 mm long, white; nectary pubescent, rarely glabrous. Fruit 2.5–4 mm long; mericarps prominently 5–9-ribbed. Flowers spring and summer.
Wim, GleP, VVP, GipP, OtP, WaP, CVU, GGr, EGL, WPro, HSF, Strz. Also WA, SA. Occurring mainly in coastal areas in heath and woodland on sand. .
Source:
Duretto, M.F.; Hart, J.M. (1999). Xanthosia. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae, pp. 265–268. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
