| Common Name: | Centella |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Size: | Prostrate x 1-2m |
| Description: | Creeping perennial herb, rooting at leaf nodes. |
| Leaves: | Round to heart-shaped light green leaves with scalloped edges 0.5-4cm x 0.6-5cm on stalks 1-20cm long. |
| Flowering: | Clusters of tiny flowers on stalks to 4cm long. |
| Flower Colour: | White to pink |
| Flowering Time: | August to January |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to wet soils on floodplains and near watercourses. Full sun, partial shade. |
| Garden Use: | Bog areas and beside pools as a matting plant. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 30, 33, 36, 39, 44 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | Yes |
| Photographer: | 1, 3 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Peter Kinchington © |