Flowers and leaves. Australian Plant Image Index, photo: Murray Fagg, west of Wanaaring, NSW

Plant. Australian Plant Image Index, photo: Murray Fagg, west of Wanaaring, NSW

Common Name

Native Madder

Family

Rubiaceae

Notes

Forb 8-10cm tall or prostrate.  Somewhat succulent linear to flat leaves.  Leaves opposite each other, with a sheath at the base, hairy or hairless, toothed, edges curved downwards.  Flowers small, white, with 4 petals. Vulnerable Vic.

Description and photo in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales page 622

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