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Scientific Name
Hydrocotyle pterocarpa
Family Name
APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)
Common Name
Wing Pennywort
Status
Height
prostrate
Flowers
Inflorescences are terminal heads with up to 20 insignificant flowers.
Fruit
Dry - indehiscent
Form
Perennial herb with creeping stems.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; King Island; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Riparian
Habitat Notes
In the north and west of the state, occasional along banks of streams.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit - flat, 4-5mm broad
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Good results are had from seed, requiring no treatment, but as collection is tedious propagation is generally by division, which is easy.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
Usually propagated by division.
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