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Neopaxia australasica (Hook.f.) O.Nilsson
Family Montiaceae
Neopaxia australasica (Hook.f.) O.Nilsson APNI*

Synonyms: Claytonia australasica Hook.f. APNI*

Description: Herb with rhizomatous stems to 30 cm long, rooting at the nodes.

Leaves erect, linear to narrow-oblanceolate, 3–10 cm long, to 4 mm wide, usually obtuse; leaf base dilated, scarious, shortly sheathing the stem.

Pedicels 4–20 mm long. Sepals 2–3 mm long. Petals 5–10 mm long, white or pale pink. Stigmas 3 on a style twice as long as the stigmatic arms.

Capsule subglobose, 2.5–3.5 mm long, shorter than the sepals; seeds lenticular, 1–1.5 mm diam., black, shiny, smooth to faintly colliculate.


Habit
Photo D. Hardin

Flowering: November–March

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in moist areas including bogs, swamps and streams; often forms dense mats at high altitudes. Leaves reach their greatest length in running water.
NSW subdivisions: SC, NT, CT, ST, CWS, SWS, SWP
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. W.A. S.A.
AVH map***

Text by J. G. West
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


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.
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