Stinking Pennywort
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Creeping herb to 20 cm tall and 1-2 m wide. Leaves have fine hairs and are round, up to 50 mm wide, with scallop-like lobes. Flowerheads are round clusters up to 20 mm wide, containing 30-50 tiny pale greenish-yellow flowers.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Distinctive Features | Leaves held upright and edged with five or more scallop-like lobes. Leaves have an unpleasant smell when crushed. |
| Biology | Perennial. Grows as loose mats, forming roots at leaf nodes. Tolerates a wide range of conditions. Colonises disturbed areas. Listed as a threatened species in Tas. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Oct-Dec |