Hydrocotyle muscosa

Mossy Pennywort

Creeping sparsely hairy, often mat-forming perennial herb, rooting at leaf nodes.

FamilyAraliaceae (revised from Apiaceae)
StoreyLower storey
Sizeto 20 cm high
Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
LeavesErect shiny palm-like leaves 3-12 mm across divided into 5 narrow wedge-shaped segments, entire or 3-toothed on ends, hairless or few hairs above, hairier below; few hairs on short stalk.
Flower colourDark purple-red
Flowering timeSeptember to March
FlowersTight round cluster 2-3 mm wide of 3-4 tiny flowers, on a stalk 3-5 mm long.
Bird attractingNo
Butterfly attractingNo
Frog habitatNo
Growing conditionsMoist to wet swampy soil by water areas. Semi shade.
Garden useGround cover in moist areas.
Commercially availableNever
Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from Lysterfield area only. Scattered outside the Shire.