Hibbertia pedunculata R.Br. ex DC. APNI* 
Description: Diffuse, prostrate or erect shrub, stems glabrous except for pubescent young branches, hairs simple.
Leaves linear, 3–6 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, apex acute, base ± obtuse, margins recurved, hirsute, sessile.
Flowers terminal, peduncle mostly 5–15 mm long, longer than leaves. Sepals 4–5 mm long, hirsute. Petals 5–6 mm long. Stamens 15–20, surrounding carpels; staminodes present. Carpels 2, hairy.
Flowering: spring to autumn.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in open forest on sandy or heavier soils; from the coast to Western Slopes.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
Text by G. J. Harden & J. Everett
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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