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Hydrocotyle scutellifera Benth.
Western Shield Pennywort

Reference
Fl.Austral. 3:343 (1867)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb, 0.03-0.08 m high. Grey/brown sand. Granite outcrops, winter-wet flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 February 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Busselton, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Irwin, Kwinana, Manjimup, Murray, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Subiaco, Wanneroo, Waroona.