Kidney weed (Dichondra repens)

Kidney weed, a reference photo — Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Dichondra repens, commonly known as kidney weed, Mercury Bay weed, tom thumb, or yilibili in the Dharawal language, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae and is native to Australia, New Zealand, and the Indian Ocean islands, Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues. It is a perennial, herb with kidney-shaped to round leaves and small, greenish-yellow, star-shaped flowers.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Kidney weed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Dichondra micrantha
Dichondra donelliana
Dichondra carolinensis
Dichondra sericea
Dichondra brevifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Dichondra
Species: Dichondra repens

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