Symphionema montanum R.Br. APNI* 
Description: Many-stemmed subshrub, usually 40–80 cm high.
Leaves 20–40 mm long, usually ternately divided into 3–9 segments; segments of divided leaves and entire leaves flat, linear to lanceolate, 2–20 mm long, 2–3 mm wide, midvein distinct, glabrous.
Conflorescences spike-like, terminal or in the upper axils, 2–6 cm long. Perianth 4–5 mm long, pale yellow.
Nut oblong, c. 2 mm long.
Flowering: spring.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in wet or dry situations in heath or dry sclerophyll forest, mainly in higher parts of the Blue Mtns and adjacent areas.
NSW subdivisions: CC, CT
Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: I.R.H. Telford (1995)
APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
|
