Lawn Pennywort
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Prostrate bright green herb with creeping habit. Roots at nodes and occasionally forms mats. Leaves are circular or semi-circular, with 3-7 lobes. Often has a frill of long backward-bending hairs below the leaf blade. Tiny clusters of 10-12 yellow-white flowers (<0.75 mm), with a purplish tinge on long stalks.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Other Common Names | Marsh Pennywort |
| Distinctive Features | Shining hairless upper leaf surface, and scalloped margins. Underside with sparse hairs. |
| Biology | Perennial. Moist places in grasslands, woodlands forests and along watercourses. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Mar |