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Glossostigma elatinoides
Small mud-mat is a low, mat-forming perennial herb with small mauve flowers, native to wet ground and shallow water in eastern Australia. It thrives when kept constantly moist, in shallow water or boggy soil.
Glossostigma elatinoides, also known as small mud-mat, is a flowering plant in the family Phrymaceae and grows in eastern states of Australia. It is a small aquatic or terrestrial herb with mauve flowers.
Small mud-mat grows in wet situations on river flats, near swamps and dams in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
