Hydrocotyle prolifera

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Hydrocotyle prolifera
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species:
H. prolifera
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle prolifera

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]

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