Botanical name

Didymodoxa capensis var. capensis

Family

Urticaceae

Synonym (old name)

Australina capensis

Description

Sprawling to upright, glabrescent or hairy annual up to 30cm. Leaves soft, ovate, entire or crenate to bluntly toothed, with ovate-lanceolate stipules; flowers in axillary clusters, green.

Habitat

Sheltered sites, forest margins and clearings.

Flower Date

August to November