Heliophila pusilla L.f.

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Linnaeus, C. [filius] (April 1782), Supplementum Plantarum: 297

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Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (9 December 1982), Brassicaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 255, fig. 48G-J, map 285
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  Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (9 December 1982), Brassicaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 255, fig. 48G-J, map 285
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Description

Annual herb, erect to procumbent, 5–30 cm tall, slender, wiry, glabrous or sparsely setose. Leaves filiform to linear or oblanceolate, acute, 5–35 mm long, 0.3–3.5 mm wide, entire, Sepals 1.4–2 mm long, the medians saccate. Petals 2–6 mm long, white. Staminal filaments without appendages, glabrous or papillose, at base of short stamens. Siliqua moniliform, 5–18 mm long, 1 mm wide, spreading to somewhat pendent on pedicel 3–10 mm long; valves flat, 2- or 3-veined. Seeds c. 1 mm long.

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Distribution

Naturalised in south western W.A.

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W.A.: near Mandurah, N. T. Burbidge 1981 (CANB); Mullaloo, H. Demarz 2683 (PERTH); Cape Naturaliste, S. Paust 150 (PERTH); Perth, Sept. 1934, R. Roe (CANB).

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Notes

The plants in Australia probably belong to Heliophila pusilla L.f. var. pusilla.

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Source

Flora of Australia Volume 8

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Cite this profile as: H.J.Hewson. Heliophila pusilla, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Heliophila%20pusilla [Date Accessed: 19 September 2025]