Hydrocotyle prolifera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Hydrocotyle |
| Species: | H. prolifera
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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
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Hydrocotyle prolifera". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Hydrocotyle prolifera". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Hydrocotyle prolifera Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society
