Pseudanthus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. APNI* Description: Compact shrub to 60 cm high; stems ascvending, much-branched, glabrous.
Leaves alternate or decussate, mostly narrow-elliptic to narrow-obovate, mostly 3.5–7.5 mm long, 1.3–2.2 mm wide; apex recurved, obtuse to subacute.
Male flowers on pedicels 1.2–2.2 mm long; perianth segments creamy white, 2.7–4.8 mm long. Female perianth segments 4–6, 0.5–2.9 mm long, acute to acuminate, green to reddish-brown.
Capsule ovoid, 2.7–4 mm long, distally tuberculate, green.
Flowering: spring.
Distribution and occurrence: southern Queensland to northern New South Wales as far south as Port Macquarie and west to Torrington. Found in shallow soil on rocky sites, including mountain tops and cliff faces.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT
Other Australian states: Qld
Pseudanthus was formerly placed in Euphorbiaceae.
Text by Peter G. Wilson, December 2009.
Taxon concept: D.A. Halford & R.J.F. Henderson, Austrobaileya 6(3): 507 (2003)
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