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Scientific Name
Hydrocotyle hirta
Family Name
APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)
Common Name
Stinking Pennywort; Hairy Pennywort
Status
Height
prostrate
Flowers
Flowerheads 1-2 cm across, greenish, on long hairy stalks, giving off a strong offensive odour.
Fruit
Form
Perennial herb with creeping stems mainly above ground;
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Grassy Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Local in open grassland on the Queen's Domain, Hobart.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Shady, moist
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Excellent groundcover for shaded positions and erosion control on shady banks, however it may be invasive in home gardens and its strong odour also makes it unattractive for most garden settings. 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 c 2.5 mm broad in two sections, each with a blunt dorsal rib
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, or from cuttings
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
Propagate from seed or cuttings, or by division of rhizomes. Rooted segments may be heeled in to their final positions so long as they are kept well-watered until they have become established.
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