Common name: Weeping Lignum
Muehlenbeckia diclina subsp. diclina (F.Muell.) F.Muell. APNI* Synonyms: Muehlenbeckia diclina subsp. Pooncarie (W.E. Mulham W811) APNI*
Description: Slender erect, open to sprawling shrub, to 1 m high, more or less intricate; branches ascending.
Leaves ascending to spreading.
Anthers 0.6–1.0 mm long.
Achene trigonous to subglobose with lateral furrows, shining, smooth or irregularly and slightly transversely wrinkled.
Distribution and occurrence: SW N.S.W. and one locality W of Cobar. Also in Victoria, SA and WA. Grows on sand dunes and flats (probably non-saline only), often collected in mallee regrowth.
NSW subdivisions: NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Vic. W.A. S.A.
Text by K.L. Wilson (1990; revised Sept 2006); edited KL Wilson (October 2024)
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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