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Hydrocotyleumbellata Linnaeus. Marsh Water-pennywort. Phen: Apr-Oct. Hab: Moist areas, including maritime grasslands. Dist: NB; near the Great Lakes in w. NY, ne. OH, s. MI, n. IN, and ne. IL; MA to s. FL, west to sc. TX, south through Mexico to Central America and South America; CA south into Mexico; West Indies.
ID notes:Hydrocotyle umbellata can co-occur in maritime situations with H. bonariensis, which has larger leaves the blade generally held at a right angle to the ground's surface.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl7, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, MC, Meso4.1, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Ok, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3; < Hydrocotyleumbellata L. – NE
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Horticultural Information
Intro:Floating-creeping, aquatic perennial of marshes, shores of rivers or lakes and other moist areas.
Stems:Stems fleshy, branching, smooth.
Leaves:Leaves alternate, on long petioles attached near the center of the blade, round to kidney-shaped, notched at base, scalloped-edged, shiny and smooth.
Inforescence:
Flowers:Flowers in erect, stalked umbels of 10-35+ arising separately from leaves and sometimes over-topping them; white; 1/8 in. wide; consisting of 5 spreading petals, insignificant sepals and 5 stamens.
Fruits:
Comments:
Height:3-8 in.
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description:Floating-creeping, aquatic perennial of marshes, shores of rivers or lakes and other moist areas.
stems:Stems fleshy, branching, smooth.
leaves:Leaves alternate, on long petioles attached near the center of the blade, round to kidney-shaped, notched at base, scalloped-edged, shiny and smooth.
inflorescence:
flowers:Flowers in erect, stalked umbels of 10-35+ arising separately from leaves and sometimes over-topping them; white; 1/8 in. wide; consisting of 5 spreading petals, insignificant sepals and 5 stamens.
