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Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Centella

Reference
Fl.Bras. 11:287 (1879)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Creeping, stoloniferous perennial, herb, 0.05-0.4 m high. Fl. pink/purple-red/white, Aug to Dec or Jan to Apr. Often in winter-wet depressions.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 29 January 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Indian Tropical Islands, Jarrah Forest, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Busselton, Canning, Chapman Valley, Christmas Island, Cockburn, Dandaragan, Denmark, Esperance, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Kwinana, Manjimup, Melville, Murray, Nannup, Perth, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Stirling, Swan, Wanneroo.