Biology:Hydrocotyle moschata

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Short description: Species of pennywort

Hydrocotyle moschata
File:Hairy Pennywort imported from iNaturalist photo 13853888 on 26 February 2024.jpg
Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species:
H. moschata
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle moschata
G.Forst.

Hydrocotyle moschata, also known as hairy pennywort or musky-marsh pennywort,[1] is a species of water pennywort.[2] Hairy pennywort is native to New Zealand,[3] but has been introduced and naturalized elsewhere including California[4] and Mozambique.[5]

Taxonomy

Hydrocotyle moschata contains the following varieties:

  • Hydrocotyle moschata var. parvifolia[2]
  • Hydrocotyle moschata var. moschata[2]

Habitat

H. moschata grows on damp banks.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15552498 entry