Australian Plant Society
Latrobe Valley Group

Plants in My Garden


By Mike Beamish

Oreomyrrhis
eriopoda




Species: Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
Family: Apiaceae
Derivation:

Apiaceae: Derived from the Greek oreos, meaning mountain, and myrrhis, referring to the fragrant European herb, alluding to the scent of some species.
eriopoda: Derived from the Greek erion, meaning wool, and podos, meaning foot, referring to the woolly stems.
Common Name: Australian Carraway
Distribution: Widespread and common in the high country and in scattered localities elsewhere.
Description:A perennial herb 5-50cm high with hairy leaves 2-15cm long. Flowers in spring, with umbels of 15-35 white or pink flowers, each 8-10mm across, followed by reddish fruits about 5mm long.
Opinion: This is a new addition to the garden, having just placed a couple of clumps in tubs under some taller shrubbery. They grew very easily from seed that somehow became lodged in my vehicle on my last trip into the high country above Licola. They haven’t flowered as yet, still a bit young I suppose, but they should start gathering momentum with some warmer weather. It will be interesting to see how they perform, whether they will survive the local conditions and the bugs. If they cope ok, I will grow a few more and put them in the ground in a few spots around the garden. They are not particularly spectacular plants, just one of the multitude of little herbs that make up the sum of our beautiful local flora.

Source: Corrick & Fuhrer – Wildflowers of Victoria.