Xanthosia candida

About this plant

A low-lying perennial herb growing to a height of 50cm with long, slender stems. The leaves are irregularly lobed and become glabrous with age while the delicate flowers are white, light green, or creamy yellow and appear between September to December or from January to May depending on water and temperature. Growing on hilltops, ridges, and rocky outcrops through most of the south-west this ground cover likes well draining soils and open spaces.