Cartonema parviflorum

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|name = Wiridjagu

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|genus = Cartonema

|species = parviflorum

|authority = Hassk.

|synonyms = Cartonema spicatum {{small|F.Muell.}}

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Cartonema parviflorum Hassk. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171850-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=24 March 2025}}

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Cartonema parviflorum, commonly known in wiridjagu, is a herb in the Commelinaceae family.{{FloraBase|name=Cartonema parviflorum|id=1161}} It is native to northern Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland) and New Guinea.

The perennial erect herb typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.2|to|0.6|m|ft|1}}. It blooms between March and June producing yellow flowers.

It is found along watercourses, damp areas and in seasonally inundated areas in the Kimberley region in Western Australia where it grows in sandy-gravelly soils.