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Shield pennywort - Hydrocotyle verticillata Shield pennywort had been introduced to Australia as an aquarium plant and for the general plant nursery trade. It has managed like so many other introduced plant species to Australia to escape into the environment and has been declared a pest species in some areas of Australia. Australia,Geotagged,Hydrocotyle verticillata,Summer,verticillata Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Shield pennywort - Hydrocotyle verticillata

Shield pennywort had been introduced to Australia as an aquarium plant and for the general plant nursery trade. It has managed like so many other introduced plant species to Australia to escape into the environment and has been declared a pest species in some areas of Australia.

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''Hydrocotyle verticillata'', also known as whorled pennywort, whorled marshpennywort or shield pennywort, is a flowering plant found in South and North America and the West Indies.

Similar species: Ginseng And Carrots
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Feb 27, 2019. Captured Feb 24, 2019 17:32 in 78 Myall St, Tea Gardens NSW 2324, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO800
  • 163mm