Mountain Pennywort
Hydrocotyle algida
Creeping or mat-forming. Leaves bright green on upper surface with prominent veins, pale below with sunken veins. Wavy leaf margins. Tiny clusters of 10-15 white-green flowers (<1 mm), occasionaly red-dotted. Flowerstem also hairy.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Distinctive Features | Kidney-shaped leaf, two coloured. Upper surface of leaf hairy, covered in short curved hairs. |
| Biology | Perennial. Moist places in subalpine grasslands and woodlands. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Dec-Mar |