About Sprengelia sprengelioides (R.Br.) Druce
Sprengelia sprengelioides is an erect, hairless shrub that typically grows 0.3 to 1 metre (1 foot 0 inch to 3 feet 3 inches) tall, and has wiry stems. Its leaves are egg-shaped, 4–12 mm (0.16–0.47 in) long and 1.5–3.2 mm (0.059–0.126 in) wide, with a small pointed tip and tiny teeth along the edges. Flowers are arranged one per leaf axil, with egg-shaped bracts 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long at the base of each flower. The sepals are broad, green, egg-shaped, and 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) long. The petals are white, joined at the base to form a tube 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long, with petal lobes 6 mm (0.24 in) long. Flowering takes place from June to September, and the fruit is a capsule about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) in diameter. This species grows in swampy heath, sometimes alongside Banksia robur or species in the genus Xyris. It is found in near-coastal areas of south-eastern Queensland, ranging south to the Sydney region of New South Wales.
