Selliera radicans
Swampweed
Swampweed
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Common name: Swampweed
Also, remuremu, or bonking grass
Conservation status: unknown
Etymology:
Flowers:
Small, fan-shaped white flowers are produced in summer
Fruit:
Leaves:
The shiny, narrow leaves can be up to 4 cm long, and have a spoon shape
Stem & branches:
Roots:
Habit:
A creeping, herbaceous plant
Can grow to a height of 20 cm and spread to 2 m wide
Habitat:
Distribution:
Found in New Zealand, Australia and Chile
Additional notes:
It has been hypothesised to be the main host plant for the moth species Asaphodes frivola
Sources of information:
(2023)