Biology:Hydrocotyle prolifera

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hydrocotyle prolifera
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Hydrocotyle prolifera
Kellogg

Hydrocotyle prolifera, commonly called whorled marshpennywort ,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family (Araliaceae). It is native to North America and South America, where it is widespread.[2] In the United States, it is largely restricted to the southeastern and southwestern regions.[3] Its natural habitat is in swamp forests, or in pools of standing water.[2]

Hydrocotyle prolifera is an herbaceous perennial that grows as an emergent aquatic plant. It flowers from May through August.[4] It can be distinguished from the similar looking Hydrocotyle verticillata by its pedicellate flowers and fruits, in contrast to the sessile of subsessile flowers and fruits of H. verticillata.[2]

References

  1. "Hydrocotyle prolifera". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=Hypr10. Retrieved 5 February 2019. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 
  3. "Hydrocotyle prolifera", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hydrocotyle%20prolifera.png, retrieved 5 February 2019 
  4. Hydrocotyle prolifera Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society

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