Philotheca salsolifolia subsp. pedicellata Paul G.Wilson APNI* 
Description: Erect heath-like shrub, 0.5–2 m high, glabrous or minutely pubescent.
Leaves numerous, linear or ± terete, 5–20 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide, thick, glabrous.
Flowers solitary or 2 or 3 together. Sepals broad-triangular, 1–1.5 mm long. Petals lanceolate, 6–12 mm long, pink to purple, darker below along the midline, both surfaces minutely hoary-pubescent except for the broad glabrous midline below.
Cocci oblong, compressed, 5–6 mm long, apiculate.
Flowering: September–December
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread, in heath on rocky or sandy sites, inland on rocky outcrops in forest and woodland communities.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Text by P.H. Weston and G.J. Harden
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