Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma
Water Blinks
Freely branching annual herb, rooting from leaf nodes.
Additional information
- FamilyMontiaceae (reclassified from Portulacaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 10 cm high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesPairs of egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves, broader towards the tip, to 15 mm x 4 mm.
- Flower colourWhite to pink
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersTiny flowers both singly and in clusters in upper leaf axils.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to winter wet soil in swamps and low-lying areas. Semi shade.
- Garden useAn insignificant, shortly lived plant for moist areas.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. Scattered outside the Shire.
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Photographer/s: 1 Kathleen Loxton ©; 2-4 Helen Moss ©
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