Small Poranthera: Single large specimen

Small Poranthera (Poranthera microphylla)

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Other Small Plants

Order:

Malpighiales

Family:

2 Ovule Spurge (Phyllanthaceae)

Species:

Small Poranthera (Poranthera microphylla)

This Photo:

Single large specimen

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
These range is size quite about as mature flowering plants. We've seen them from around only 30mm across to ~100mm. From prostrate to upright.
This has all the haulmarks of a spurge; that fat little fruit forming in front of the flower. These have 5 white petals, flowering from Sept.

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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