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Botanical Name:Gonocarpus tetragynus
4 synonyms:   Haloragis rubra , Haloragis tetragyna , Haloragis tetragyna var. bicallosa , Haloragis tetragyna var. serrata
Common Name:common raspwort
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m)
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
15-30 cm x 40 cm
Foliage:Pairs of lance-shaped leaves, 0.6-1.9 cm x 2-7 mm, with stiff hairs. Margins have 4-8 small teeth.
Flowers:Loose terminal spikes of tiny green to redish-pink flowers, bracts reddish., December-February,.
General
Comments:

Wiry, erect perennial herb with slightly 4-ribbed stems covered in sharp stiff hairs.

Plant as an understorey under established trees. Stems have a raspy feel. Fast growing



Further
Information:
  1. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  2. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  3. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
  4. iNaturalist
  5. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)


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