Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC. APNI* 
Description: Prostrate annual to c. 50 cm diam., glabrous.
Leaves opposite and/or alternate, obovate to oblanceolate, to c. 30 mm long, obtuse; shortly petiolate.
Perianth segments white or tinged with pink. Stamens 3–5. Carpels 3; styles 3.
Seeds numerous.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread but not common, in beds of ephemeral watercourses.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, NWS, SWS, NWP, SWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. W.A. N.T.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & J. Highet
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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