Pseudanthus divaricatissimus

Pseudanthus divaricatissimus is a flowering plant in the family Picrodendraceae and grows in scattered locations in central New South Wales and Tasmania. It is a decumbent to spreading shrub with pale red flowers.

Description
Pseudanthus divaricatissimus is a small decumbent or spreading shrub with stems up to 20 cm long that are smooth to minutely covered with short, hard hairs. The leaves are arranged alternately or decussate oblong to oval-shaped, mostly 3-5.5 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide and the apex blunt and recurved. The male flowers are pale red, pedicel 0.7-1.2 mm long, perianth segments 0.8-1.5 mm long, female segments, reddish and 1.2-1.6 mm long. Flowering occurs in spring and the fruit is an oval-shaped capsule 4-4.5 mm long, smooth and speckled red and green.

Taxonomy and naming
This species was first formally described in 1863 by Johannes Müller Argoviensis who gave it the name Caletia divaricatissima. In 1873 George Bentham changed the name to Pseudanthus divaricatissimus and published the description in Flora Australiensis.

Distribution and habitat
Pseudanthus divaricatissimus grows on sandy soils in rocky locations from Muswellbrook to Bega, Urbenville and Dubbo also in Tasmania.