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Scientific Name

Hydrocotyle capillaris

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Pennywort

Status

Height

prostrate

Flowers

3-6 minute flowers per umbel, on very short stalks.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Small annual herb with wiry stems, branched from the base and erect or ascending.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

in hollows and on sandy cliff tops in the north east of the state.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines. 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 dry, indehiscent

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.