Austral Mudwort
Limosella australis
Semi-aquatic, small perennial herb, with prostrate creeping stems. Leaves erect, to 12 mm long and rounded and 1-3 mm wide.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Aquatics |
| Distinctive Features | Flowers are on erect, slender stalks 8-25 mm long, and are small white, tubular with five petals. |
| Biology | Perennial. Widespread in fine silt or mud of rockholes, edges of streams, drying lakes etc. Can resprout after fire from lignotuber. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Aug- Apr |