Hydrocotyle pterocarpa
Wing Pennywort
Spreading low perennial herb with creeping stems, rooting at lower nodes.
Additional information
- FamilyAraliaceae (revised from Apiaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizespreading
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesRound to kidney-shaped leaves 1-5 cm across with 3-11 shallow scalloped lobes. Leaves stand erect on long stalks to 10 cm.
- Flower colourCream flowers with purple marks
- Flowering timeSeptember to March
- FlowersRound cluster of 5-20 almost stalkless tiny on a long stalk. Winged fruiting segments.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in sedgelands and on mossy rocks. Shade.
- Garden useGrow in moist sheltered positions.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusScattered in a few localities within the Shire.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 4 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 Andre Messina, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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