Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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ExpandRead about Hydrocotyle vulgaris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Linn., offered abroad: creeping or floating, rooting at the nodes: lvs. orbicular, 1 in. or less across, crenate or slightly lobed, centrally attached, the petioles surpassing the peduncles: fls. minute, white, in 2 or 3 whorls or in a single umbel: marshes and bogs, and edges of ponds. Eu. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Genus: Hydrocotyle Species: H. vulgaris
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Hydrocotyle vulgaris, also known as Marsh Pennywort, is a small creeping perennial herb native to N. Africa, Europe and west to the Caspian region; in Britain it is the only native Hydrocotyle.