Hydrocotyle verticillata | Wilsons Promontory Virtual Herbarium

Common name:

Shield Pennywort

Family:

Araliaceae
(alternate family: Apiaceae)

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (DEKMNPTUVWXZ)

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Freshwater swamps, ponds and along creeks and streams¹

Flower description:

Creamy yellow¹

Habit:

Sometimes aquatic herb¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

Lamina (leaf) almost circular (not dissected as in other species)¹

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Conservation status:

Not threatened

References:

¹ Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria