Hydrocotyle tripartita

Slender Pennywort

Creeping perennial herb, rooting at leaf nodes.

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.