The plant is a perennial herb that has a creeping habit, with roots forming at the nodes. The leaves are kidney-shaped to circular. The base of the leaf is heart-shaped (cordate) and its apex emarginated or rounded. The upper and undersurface of the leaf are covered in fine hair. The tiny yellowish-green flowers can appear at any time of the year

At a glance

Habitat The plant often occurs in forest, woodland, and grassland habitat types. It can also be found in lawns, where it may be deliberately planted or come up as a weed
Size Leaf sizes range from 0.5cm to 2.5cm
Origin Native
Distribution Tound in all mainland Australian states and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Tound in all mainland Australian states and Tasmania
Habitat
The plant often occurs in forest, woodland, and grassland habitat types. It can also be found in lawns, where it may be deliberately planted or come up as a weed
Size
Leaf sizes range from 0.5cm to 2.5cm
Common Name Kidney Weed
Aliases Creeping Dichondra, Mercury Bay weed,
Origin Native
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Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassMagnoliidae
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae
GenusDichondra
SpeciesDichondra repens
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