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Australiana pusilla

Common Name	Shade nettles
Family	Urticaceae
Description	Prostrate to erect perennial herb with semi-succulent stems.
size	1 metre wide to 40 cm high
Leaf	Dark green elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with 4-6 rounded teeth per side, 15-50mm x 10-35mm. Upper surface shiny.
Flower	Flowers are in clusters, small(4-6 mm) and translucent white. Male and female flowers separate on the same plant. Clusters of insignificant flowers, female usually below male clusters. Stem hairy.
Flower Season	November to February
Fruit	Fruiting-head globular from 3-5 mm diameter with hairs. Green.
Propagation	From seed or transplanting
Details	Naturally occurring plant in moist shaded forest. Common to the Eastern states of Australia.
Attracts	None recorded
Conservation Status	Common, not threatened
Special Note	Does not have the stinging hairs as found on the forest nettles.

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