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Shield pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
-32.7483, 151.101
Field Notes
Description:
This plant looked very similar to the ubiquitous nasturtium but had some notable differences. The leaves were all smaller in diameter, slightly thicker, had regular indentations around the margin, the venation looked different especially underneath.
Habitat:
Clambering across the rootball of an upturned casuarina in a sandy riverbed next to a eucy dominated national park.
Notes:
Unfortunately no flowers or pods were present. Only one plant in the area. I guessed the river had last flowed over this part about 3 weeks earlier. <br> Shield pennywort, whorled marsh pennywort, umbrella plant (Hydrocotyle verticillata) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA). <br> http://bie.ala.org.au/species/HYDROCOTYLE+VERTICILLATA <br>
Previous mis-identification (also present in Australia)... <br>
"CENTELLA asiatica (also known as Gotu Kola, Pegaga, and Mandukaparni) is a perennial, herbaceous creeper with kidney-shaped leaves found in India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, South Africa, Australia, China, and Japan1. " - TrekLens http://www.treklens.com/gallery/photo409501.htm
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