Geococcus pusillus
J.L.Drumm. ex Harv. Earth CressProstrate with short lateral stems; hairs sessile to shortly stalked, branched. Basal leaves petiolate, usually to 10 (but up to 20) cm long, pinnately dissected with 3–15 pairs of linear or triangular lobes; stem leaves crowded, similar to basal leaves. Sepals and petals 0.5–1 mm long. Fruit pendent, often buried in soil, linear (narrow-triangular from the side) with acute or obtuse apex 3–15 mm long, 1–3 mm wide; pedicels horizontal to descending, to 4 cm long when fruit mature. Flowers spring.
LoM, MuM, Wim, GleP, VVP, VRiv, MSB, RobP, MuF, Gold, CVU, NIS. All States (including Bass Strait islands) except Qld. Widely scattered through drier areas in the west of the State, usually in siltier soils often prone to inundation, often overlooked through its apparent absence of fertile parts.
Geococcus pusillus is characterized by its pendent, usually subterranean, fruits; small flowers; and narrow, pinnately dissected, rosette leaves.
Entwisle, T.J. (1996). Brassicaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 399–459. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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