Fruiting bodies and leaves. Unknown photographer, Trust for Nature, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Leaves. Unknown photographer, Trust for Nature, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Plant. Unknown photographer, Trust for Nature, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Common Name

Sandhill Spurge

Family

Phyllanthaceae

Notes

Perennial forb or shrub, prostrate to erect. Leaves alternating up the stems, 0.4-1.2cm long, 2-5mm wide, flat, glaucous, tips blunt. Male and female flowers on the same plant. Flowers small (less than 3mm across), in clusters of 1 female and 2 or 3 males at the bases of the leaves. Family Euphorbiaceae in SA. Rare Vic.

Differs from Phyllanthus lacunarius in that it is a perennial with a woody base, growing in sandy soils, and the fruiting bodies are 2-3mm in diameter.

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Phyllanthus~lacunellus