Botanical name
Rumex hypgaeusFamily
PolygonaceaeCommon Name
Devil's ThornSynonym (old name)
Emex australisDescription
Annual up to 30cm with sprawling to prostrate branches. Leaves long-petiolate, hastate. Flowers in axillary clusters, greenish. Fruits spiny.
Habitat
Sandy and stony flats and lower slopes
Flower Date
September to October