Scientific Name: Ornduffia reniformis

Common Name: running marshflower

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Menyanthaceae

Form Description: Robust, aquatic or semi-aquatic herb, with kidney-shaped leaves about 6-8cm long borne on fleshy stalks. Stolons up to 2m long.

Flowers: Bright yellow, 2.5-4cm in diameter, on erect branched stems.

Fruit: Capsule

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Habitat Notes

Grows in freshwater lagoons and marshes, as a terrestrial in damp soils or as an aquatic in water up to 60cm deep.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Aquatic plant. When water dries up, the plant may collapse but will regrow from the root. Good in poorly drained areas, such as ponds or pond edges. Frog habitat.

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Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed sown in shallow warm water.

Cutting & Division Information

Grown by division.