Additional information

• FamilyAraliaceae (revised from Apiaceae)
• StoreyLower storey
• SizeProstrate x spreading
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesErect leaves to 25 mm across divided into 3 wedge-shaped segments, outer pair often notched, hairless or few short hairs; long dense reflexed hairs on 1-3 cm long stalk.
• Flower colourYellow to purplish-red
• Flowering timeNovember to March
• FlowersTight round cluster 3-5 mm wide of 3-9 tiny stalkless flowers on a short stalk.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils in swamps and margins of watercourses. Partial to full shade.
• Garden useGround cover in moist areas.
• Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from few local sites where it is abundant. More common in the east of Victoria.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 2 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 Sue Guymer, NatureShare ©

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