Twiggy Stinkweed
Habit
Murray Mallee Region
Twiggy Stinkweed
Fruit
 
                      
Twiggy Stinkweed (Opercularia turpis)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Centauries (Gentianales)
Family: Madder (Rubiaceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Twiggy Stinkweed (Opercularia turpis)
This Photo:     🔍Fruits🔎

Thank you Karen Weaving for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
Male & Female plants. Very rush like habit, with distinctive green & white stiped stems.

Copyright © 2022-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 18-Oct-2022
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)