Hydrocotyle verticillata
Common Name:
Shield Pennywort
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (DEKMNPTUVWXZ)
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Freshwater swamps, ponds and along creeks and streams
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Flower Description:
Creamy yellow
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Habit:
Sometimes aquatic herb
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Lamina (leaf) almost circular (not dissected as in other species)
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria