Hydrocotyle algida
Mountain Pennywort
Creeping moderately hairy mat-forming perennial herb, rooting at leaf nodes.
Additional information
- FamilyAraliaceae (revised from Apiaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeprostrate x spreading
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesKidney-shaped erect green leaves 4-33 mm across with scalloped edges and 3-7 lobes, prominently veined above, paler below with sunken veins; hairy stalk 0.5-8 cm long.
- Flower colourGreenish-white
- Flowering timeDecember to February
- FlowersTight round cluster to 3.5 mm wide of 10-15 shortly stalked tiny flowers, on a stalk 1-7 cm long.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist soil amongst rocks, in moss or in moving water in subalpine woodlands. Snow tolerant. Partial to full shade.
- Garden useGround cover for cool moist shady areas.
- Commercially availableUnlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites where it can be common. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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Photographer/s: 1 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Chris Clarke, NatureShare ©; 3 Russell Best, NatureShare ©
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