Centella

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Centella cordifolia

Prostrate, creeping, perennial, rooting at node. Leaves round to heart-shaped, scalloped edges. Flowers, tiny white, pink, pale green, crimson or purple, in clusters on stalks to 4 cm long,

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Mat-forming herb with round or heart-shaped leaves and clusters of tiny white to purple flowers.
Biology

Occurs on moist to wet soils on floodplains and near watercourses. Full sun, partial shade. Widespread but patchily distributed.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Aug-Mar
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Centella
Species
cordifolia

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

A useful weed-suppressant layer in a wetland or damp position.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Resembles Dichondra repens but the leaves are hairless and slightly scalloped on the edge.
Native Status
Native