Small Poranthera: Single large specimen

Small Poranthera (Poranthera microphylla)

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) - Other Small Plants iNaturalist Observation

Order:

Spurges & Allies (Malpighiales)

Family:

2 Ovule Spurge (Phyllanthaceae)

Species:

Small Poranthera (Poranthera microphylla)

This Photo:

🔍Single large specimen🔎

Thank you Reiner Richter for confirming the id of this species for us

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)

		<<< Previous Order Yellow Rush-lily Flower		Next >>> Small Poranthera Habit
			Animals Birds Bugs....... Ants, Bees, Flies & Wasps Beetles, Coachroaches & True Bugs Dragonflies, Mantids & Netwings Hoppers Moths & Butterflies Other Bugs Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks Frogs Mammals Reptiles Other Crust & Algae Fungi Introduced Species Plants Mistletoe Small Plants........ Daisies Mosses & Liverworts Orchids Other Small Plants Small Bluebush & Saltbush Shrubs & Bushes Trees Vines Key - Buds Key - Flowers Info Contact Did You Know?............. about Antennae about Bites about Cold Blooded about Eyes about Skin about Tools about Wings Help Home Status Search Complete List Google What's New