Oval Purse
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| Scientific Name: | Hymenolobus procumbens |  Oval Purse - dried plants Photo: A J Brown |
Status: | Native to temperate Northern Hemisphere. Naturalised in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria as well as in New Zealand, South Africa and South America. | |
Plant Description: | Slender, hairless, erect to procumbent plant from 4-30 cm high with 1-2 cm divided, basal leaves and a zig-zag flowering stem. Flowers white with tiny 1 mm petals. Fruit dry and dehiscent, obovate to oblong, 3-4 mm long and 2 mm wide with 3-10 seeds per row and 2 rows per fruit. | |
Habitat: | Weed of saline habitats in coastal Victoria and the north-west of the State. |
 Oval Purse - dried flowerheads Photo: A J Brown |  Oval Purse - flowerheads Photo: A J Brown |
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009