Rough Raspwort - a native (Haloragis aspera)

Family: Haloragaceae (Raspwort family).

Native of Australia.

Occurrence: Grows in seasonally wet areas.

Identification:

• it is an erect herb to about 30cm high
• the leaves have several distinct teeth
• the leaves are shortly stalked and single (not opposite pairs)
• the flowers are small and not showy.

It differs from the raspworts (Gonocarpus) in that Haloragis has one-seeded fruit. It differs from Varied Raspwort in being a more slender plant, and its leaves are narrow with a single tooth on each side.