▁ ▁long ▁soft ▁weak ▁hair s ▁which ▁are ▁clearly ▁separated ▁but ▁not ▁sparse ▁and ▁is ▁ 2 – 4   cm ▁long . The ▁infl ores c ence ▁st alk ▁ ▁is ▁ 1 – 2   cm ▁long . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁brown ish ▁red ▁te p als ▁ ▁( 7 – 9   mm ▁by ▁ 1 . 8 – 2 . 1   mm ), ▁and ▁four ▁stam ens . ▁The ▁an ther ▁fil aments ▁are ▁ 0 . 7 – 1 . 5   mm ▁long . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 0 - 9 0 ▁white ▁or ▁pale ▁yellow ▁flowers ▁in ▁an ▁infl ores c ence . ▁The ▁per ian th ▁is ▁a ▁pale ▁am ber ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁flowers ▁are ▁en closed ▁by ▁sh ining ▁p ink , ▁sharp - point ed ▁b ract s . ▁The ▁fruit ▁ ▁is ▁en closed ▁in ▁a ▁bl ad der - like ▁sac ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁open ▁at ▁m atur ity ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁seed . ▁It ▁is ▁cyl ind rical ▁and ▁▁ 2 – 2 . 5   mm ▁by ▁ 1 – 1 . 5   mm . ▁ ▁It ▁flowers ▁and ▁f ruits ▁from ▁November ▁to ▁March . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁It ▁appears ▁to ▁prefer ▁growing ▁by ▁streams ▁and ▁in ▁d amp ▁for ests . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Robert ▁Brown ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁and ▁he ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁specific ▁ep ith et , ▁ar