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Hydrocotyle tetragonocarpa Bunge
Limestone Pennywort

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:284 (1845)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender, erect or prostrate annual, herb, 0.01-0.1 m high. Fl. white/purple-red/green-purple, Aug to Dec. White/grey sand. Sand dunes, coastal limestone.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 February 1997

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)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Carnamah, Claremont, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Denmark, Gingin, Mandurah, Manjimup, Nannup, Rockingham, Waroona.