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Dichondra repens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Kidney Weed

Reference
Char.Gen.Pl. 39 (1775)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender, creeping perennial, herb. Fl. white/green-yellow, Sep to Oct. Often on sandy soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 November 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Canning, Cockburn, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Harvey, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham.