LOGANIACEAE – Mitrasacme polymorpha – Mitre Weed

Widespread on the Northern Beaches – found on Bangalley Head, the Caleyi Track, Chiltern Track North, Chiltern Road West, Cromer Heights, Katandra Bushland Sanctuary, Manly Dam, North Head-Manly, Terrey Hills, Turimetta, Warriewood Wetlands and the West Head tracks. Seen flowering all year round but mainly in September and October. It is suggested that the name comes from the shape of the flower buds which resemble a bishop’s mitre.

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