''Mitrasacme polymorpha'' is a common perennial herb found in eastern and southern

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. Often found near the coast on sandy soils in

heathland A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler ...

, though also found at higher altitudes. It grows to 15 cm tall, leaves 4 to 15 mm long, 1 to 6 mm wide. Four petaled white flowers form in spring to summer, on

umbel In botany, an umbel is an inflorescence that consists of a number of short flower stalks (called pedicels) that spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs. The word was coined in botanical usage in the 1590s, from Latin ''umbella'' "p ...

s at the end of the hairy branches. The fruiting capsule is 2 to 3 mm in diameter.

References

Loganiaceae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of Victoria (state) Flora of Tasmania {{Gentianales-stub