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Bergia trimera Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Family Elatinaceae
Common name: Small Water-fire

Bergia trimera Fisch. & C.A.Mey. APNI*

Description: Decumbent or prostrate annual or perennial herb with hairy stems.

Leaves elliptic, to c. 20 mm long, acute, glabrous or with scattered hairs.

Flowers in axillary clusters. Sepals usually 3, acute, 1–1.5 mm long. Petals mostly 3, obtuse, 1–1.5 mm long. Stamens usually 3.

Capsule generally 3-locular, much longer than the sepals; seeds numerous, cylindrical, pitted.


Habitat
Photo A.E. Orme

Habit
Photo A.E. Orme

Fruit
Photo A.E. Orme

Other photo
Photo A.E. Orme

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread but not common.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
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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