Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Nyssanthes erecta
Common name
None
Family
Amaranthaceae
Where found
Disturbed sites. Coast and ranges north from the Nowra district.
Notes
Erect to spreading annual or biennial herb. Leaves, and the bracts below the flowers and seed cases, with sharp tips. Stems more or less slightly hairy. Leaves opposite each other, 2–7.5 cm long, 15–20 mm wide, tips pointed with a sharp mucro. Flowers with 4 'petals', the outermost 5–10 mm long, the others smaller. 4 stamens. Flowers in small clusters.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Nyssanthes~erecta (accessed 23 January, 2021)
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