Erect to decumbent perennial, often slightly woody at base; stems slender, to 30 cm long, sparsely pubescent with short recurved hairs. Leaves and stipules sessile, c. equal, in whorls of 5 or 6, linear, mostly 2–12 mm long and 0.3–1 mm wide, acute to short-acuminate often with a short point, glabrous except for short hairs on margins and midrib on lower surface, margins flat to recurved. Inflorescences terminal or upper-axillary cymes, mostly 1–3-flowered, slightly shorter than or longer than leaves. Corolla 2–3 mm long on male flowers, c. 3 mm long on females, white; corolla-tube slightly shorter than lobes. Fruit deeply 2-lobed; mericarps globose-reniform, 1–2 mm diam., rugose, blackish-brown. Flowers mainly Sep.–Dec.
LoM, MuM, Wim, GleP, Brid, VVP, VRiv, MSB, RobP, MuF, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, WPro, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, MonT, HFE, VAlp. Also SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Tas. Widespread and often locally common throughout most of Victoria, occurring in a wide range of habitats from mallee scrubs to tall montane forest.
