Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hydrocotyle pterocarpa F.Muell. (1855)
Description
Perennial, forming large patches; stems slender or stout. Lvs simple, light glossy green, usually glabrous above and below, very rarely with 1–4 scattered hairs, (8)–10–30–(50) mm diam., divided to < ?-1/4 of radius into 7–9 segments; segments broadly ovate-oblong, shallowly crenate or ± entire; teeth with inconspicuous cartilaginous points; margins revolute; petiole glabrous or with a few retrorse hairs near blade. Umbels simple, 5-many-flowered; peduncle < or ± = lvs. Fls subsessile or shortly pedicellate. Fr. glabrous, 2.5–4 × 2–3 mm; dorsal rib broadly winged, acute; lateral ribs raised, slender.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Phenology
Flowering: Nov.–Feb.; Fruiting: Dec.–Mar.
Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]
