Citation: Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 13:786 (1975).

Synonymy: L. campestris (L.) DC. var. flaccida Buchen., Pflanzenr. 25:92 (1906); L. meridionalis Nordensk. var. flaccida (Buchen.) Nordensk., Bot. Notis. 122:76 (1969).

Common name: None

Description:
Loosely tufted; fruiting stem 15-25 (rarely to 30) cm high; leaves 2-3 (rarely to 4) mm wide, sparsely ciliate, with thick callous obtuse tips; inflorescence umbelloid, clusters 1-6, rarely more, dispersed on flaccid branchlets, or occasionally reduced to 1 sessile cluster.

Flowers 2-2.5 mm long, yellowish to light-brown.

Perianth with a brown stripe, equalling or shorter than the yellowish to light-brown or brown capsule; seeds c. 1 mm long, with a white caruncle 0.3-0.5 mm.

Published illustration: Nordenskiold (1969) Bot. Notis. 122:75.

Distribution:  Grows most frequently in damp situations. S.Aust.: SL, SE.   Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas. Conservation status: native Flowering time: Aug. — Nov.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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