| Common Name: | Broad Water-milfoil |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Haloragaceae |
| Size: | Prostrate-7cm high |
| Description: | Spreading semi-aquatic or emergent perennial herb rooting at nodes to form a dense mat. Tips erect. |
| Leaves: | Pairs of egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves 5-25mm long, broader towards tip, 1-2 lobes occasionally on lower leaves. |
| Flowering: | Single stalkless male and female flowers. Female lack petals, red stigmas fade to white. Fruit cylindric, purplish-black. |
| Flower Colour: | Red |
| Flowering Time: | November to March |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to waterlogged soil along boggy edges of watercourses. Semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | A good matting plant for edges of pools and dams. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 33, 34 |
| Conservation Status: | Significant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary. |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | Yes |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |