Spreading Cress: Profile

Spreading Cress (Phlegmatospermum eremaeum)

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)

Order:

Mustards & Allies (Brassicales)

Family:

Mustard (Brassicaceae or Cruciferae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Spreading Cress (Phlegmatospermum eremaeum)

This Photo:

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Thank you Karen Weaving for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere
Small prostrate plant ~20mm diameter.
Basal leaves are spatulate, with newer/upper leaves being heavily lobed, with relatively long thin hairs laying parrallel to the main vein.
Flowers are ~4mm wide, have 4 white petals on short stalks, with generally one flower per stalk, but can have more.

This species is protected and classed as

RA (Rare)

under the National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Protection Act

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