Flor. Sicul. Syn. 2: 824 (1845) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Annual with slender, branching taproot, minutely scabrous, often glandular-hairy above. Stems diffusely branched, lax or erect, 2–30 cm long. Basal leaves with petioles 1–2 mm long, cauline leaves sessile; lamina 1-veined, ciliate, 2–5 mm long, 2–2.5 mm wide. Inflorescence usually diffuse; bracts herbaceous. Flowers 3–5 mm diam.; pedicels 2–6 mm long, minutely scabrous, often glandular, more or less curved in fruit; calyx scabrous, sparsely glandular-puberulent, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, 3-veined, the inner with scarious margin, 2–3 mm long; petals white, ovate, half length of sepals. Capsule more or less conical above, thin-walled, 3–4 mm long, 1.2–1.4 mm diam; seeds black or dark red, more or less sharply tuberculate, 0.3–0.4 mm long. Flowers Oct.–Feb.
*Brid, *CVU, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *NIS, *OtP, *SnM, *VAlp, *VRiv. Also naturalised WA, SA, NSW, Tas. Native to Europe, western Asia. A common weed of disturbed, often sandy soils and rocky sites.
See note under A. serpyllifolia.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
Bridgewater | present | introduced | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | introduced | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Alps | present | introduced | |
Snowy Mountains | present | naturalised |
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Western Australia |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |