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GEOGRAPHE COMMUNITY LANDCARE NURSERY

366 Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Busselton [2km south of Busselton Bypass on the right]

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local provenance
SPECIES

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SPECIES

Photos and information about the species we grow,
and perhaps about a few we might like to grow in the future

FAMILY
APIACEAE

NURSERY LIST
Scientific name
Centella asiatica
Common name
Centella, Pennywort, Gotu Kola

Centella asiatica

Centella asiatica
Quindalup
Photos: Richard Clark

A FloraBase page on the Apiaceae family. Apiaceae in the Wikipedia.	A FloraBase page on the genus Centella. Centella in the Wikipedia. Centella asiatica in the Wikipedia.
Horticultural note: The natural habitat for Centella is in wetland quite often as fringing vegetation to water bodies. In this situation, it is an excellent weed-suppressing groundcover.
References: FloraBase MABBERLEY, D.J. (1987/1997) The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press. WHEELER, J. et al (2002) Flora of the South West – Bunbury/Augusta/Denmark, Australian Biological Resources Study, University of Western Australia Press.

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