Dansk Bot. Ark. 2 8: 46 (1918) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Annuals with usually erect stems to 15 cm, little-branched (mainly from the second to fifth nodes) or unbranched. Leaves lanceolate, 2–6 mm long, 0.8–4.4 mm wide, obtuse, rarely acute, flat above, distinctly convex below. Inflorescence 1–several spike-like thyrses, with usually sessile cymules in axils of leafy bracts. Flowers 5-merous; calyx-lobes triangular, 1.2–2.2 mm long, acuminate to obtuse; corolla cream to red, lobes lanceolate, ovate, 1–2.1 mm long, acuminate, rarely acute; nectary scales linear, 0.5–0.7 mm long, 0.15–0.2 mm wide, rounded; carpels almost cylindric, with 2 ovules. Follicles erect, smooth to tuberculate, releasing seeds by basal circumscissal split; seeds 0.3–0.5 mm long, usually faintly longitudinally ridged.
CVU, EGU, GipP, Gold, GGr, HSF, LoM, MuF, MuM, MSB, NIS, RobP, VRiv, VVP, Wim.
2 varieties, only distinguishable on the basis of mature (or almost mature) fruit.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowan Mallee | present | native | |
| Murray Mallee | present | native | |
| Wimmera | present | native | |
| Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
| Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
| Murray Scroll Belt | present | native | |
| Robinvale Plains | present | native | |
| Murray Fans | present | native | |
| Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
| Goldfields | present | native | |
| Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
| Greater Grampians | present | native | |
| Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
| East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
| Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native |
| State |
|---|
| Western Australia |
| Northern Territory |
| South Australia |
| Queensland |
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |
