Family: Convolvulaceae
Common name(s)
- Kidney weed
Distribution
Native to Australia, New Zealand, and the Indian Ocean islands, Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues (1).
Description
Small leaved low growing ground-cover plant which provides protective cover for insects and small skinks. It spreads from rhizomes (underground stems) and produces tiny flowers in Spring (2).
More information
Attributions
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Lisa Churchward, Patricia Gardner, Steve Plant, & Greg Spearritt, 2024. Plants of Toowoomba’s Southeast Bushland Parks. Friends of the Escarpment Parks, Toowoomba.
- Photo: Elizabeth Addie