About Mirbelia platylobioides (DC.) Joy Thomps.
Mirbelia platylobioides is a small, scrambling, prostrate plant with soft, hairy stems that reach about 40 cm (16 in) in length. Its leaves are narrow-oval to oval shaped and stiff, measuring 15–40 mm (0.59–1.57 in) long and 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) wide. The upper leaf surface is shiny and veined, the lower leaf surface is covered in silky hairs, leaves are arranged opposite or alternate, and they end in a sharp point at the apex. The flowers are more or less sessile, borne in small groups or rarely singly, in leaf axils or at the end of branches. The corolla is 14–18 mm (0.55–0.71 in) long, yellow to orange with a red centre. The calyx is 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) long, covered in soft, silky hairs, with lobes that taper to a point and are roughly equal in length to the floral tube. Flowering occurs in spring, and the fruit is a compressed pod 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) long, covered in silky hairs. This species of Mirbelia grows in open woodland, heath, and sandy soils, with a range extending south from Rylstone through the Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains to Eden.
