Haloragis acanthocarpa
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Description
Perennial, sometimes woody at the base;
Leaves decussate, ovate, elliptic to lanceolate, on either side with 5-12 teeth, those of the main stem 1½-4½ by ½-2 cm, (often bulbous-based-) hairy;
Flowers scattered, erect, then nodding.
Sepals c. 0.6-0.8 by 0.5 mm, glabrous, coriaceous in fruit.
Petals c. 1¼- 1½ mm, red to brown-red, the midrib dorsally pubescent.
Stamens 8;
Panicle 10-20 by 5-10 cm, hairy.
Fruit ellipsoid-globose, c. 1-2 by 0.8-1.2 mm, glabrous or appressedly hairy at apex, the 8 longitudinal ribs more or less alternating with 8 rows of 3-4 blunt spiny tubercles.