Hydrocotyle tripartita
Common names
Australian hydrocotyle
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Yellow
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Araliaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1982
Origin
E. Australia
Other information
Extra Information
Try this handy Small-leaved Hydrocytle Identification Guide put together by Chris Ecroyd for our July 2022 issue of Trilepidea (p. 5)
Etymology
hydrocotyle: From the Greek hydor ‘water’ and cotyle ‘cup’, in reference to the cup-like hollow at the base if the leaf.
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
HYDTRI
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.