Stenopetalum sphaerocarpum F.Muell. APNI* 
Description: Annual to 30 cm high, wiry, straggling, glabrous or with papillae or simple hairs.
Basal leaves pinnatifid with 2 or 3 pairs of lobes, to 5 cm long; stem leaves few, simple or 3-lobed, to 4 cm long.
Sepals c. 2 mm long. Petals 3–6 mm long, olive-green to purple. Silicula ± globose, 3–5 mm long, slightly emarginate; pedicel generally horizontal, usually 3–8 mm long.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread.
NSW subdivisions: NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Vic. W.A. S.A.
Text by L. Retter & G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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