Common name: Wiry Noon-flower
Psilocaulon granulicaule (Haw.) Schwantes APNI*
Description: Shrub with branches to 50 cm long.
Leaves to 15 mm long, c. 1 mm wide.
Flowers solitary, terminal or axillary on short shoots. Petaloid staminodes white.
Capsule globose, 2–4 mm diam.
Distribution and occurrence: Calcareous or saline soils in mallee, saltbush and other communities. Native of S Afr.
NSW subdivisions: *SWP, *NFWP, *SFWP
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *S.A.
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