Inflorescences arising from more than 4 nodes, with upper inflorescences not or hardly exceeding whorls; inflorescences 2- or 3-flowered, or sometimes a few inflorescences 4–7-flowered; peduncle 2–15 mm long. Flowers late spring–summer.
GleP, VVP, GipP, CVU, EGL, EGU, HSF, HNF, Strz, MonT, HFE, VAlp. In woodland, forest, grassland and along creeks and rivers mostly of the eastern highlands, extending to the subalps (alt. ca. 1500 m), with disjunct occurrences in far south-west Victoria around Portland and the Glenelg River.
