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Heart-leaf Ice-plant
Aptenia cordifolia
Aptenia cordifolia
Perennial. Often grown as a rockery plant, now escaped in rocky areas, often associated with basalt boulders.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Herb |
| Group | Ice-plant |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Flat, succulent spreading herb. |
| Life Form Group | Herb |
| Life Form Codes | Small or Prostrate Herb (SH) |
| Native Status | Introduced |
| Weed Status Invasiveness | High INVASIVE |
| Weed Status Impact | High IMPACT |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Aizoaceae |
| Genus | Aptenia |
| Species | cordifolia |
Endemic in South Africa. Occurs in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
