kidney weed

Dichondra repens

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Dichondra repens is a small, prostrate, herbaceous plant native to New Zealand and many parts of Australia. It is occasionally known as kidney weed in Australia and as Mercury Bay weed in New Zealand. Di (Latin) = two; chondros (Greek) = seed; repens (Latin) = creeping / crawling. Most commonly called dichondra in Australia.

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