Xanthosia leiophylla

Tufted herb or weak subshrub to 15 cm high; rootstock, short, woody; branches procumbent or ascending. Leaves mostly basal; lamina 10–50 mm long and wide, usually glabresent, bi- or tri-ternately dissected, ultimate segments c. ovate, 1.5–3 mm wide; petiole 2–12 cm long. Inflorescence leaf-opposed, compound; peduncle 10–40 mm long; bracts linear-ovate, 3–4 mm long; rays 2–4, often with 1–3 sessile flowers at their base; umbellules 3–6-flowered; flowers male or bisexual; bracteoles ovate, 3–4.5 mm long, often partly to largely fused. Sepals and petals to c. 1 mm long, petals usually reddish; nectary pubescent. Fruit c. 2 mm long; mericarps finely ribbed Flowers spring and summer.