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Small perennial herb, less than 60 cm high. Leaves:
linear and covered
with glandular hairs glistening with secretion. Erect and usually forked one or
more times, on slender hairless stems up to 30 cm high.
Flower:
pink or
white 5 petals about 2.5 cm across, numerous, on erect stalk to 60 cm long.
Found:
common in peat swamps, creek banks, cliff edges and other wet places,
NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC. |