Hydrocotyle umbellata
Many Flowered Marsh Pennywort, Many Flowered Marsh Pennywort
Other regional names: Dollarweed +3 more
- Dollarweed
- Many Flowered Water Pennywort
- Manyflower Marshpennywort
- Water Pennywort
Also known as: Hydrocotyle caffra Meisn. +9 more
- Hydrocotyle caffra Meisn.
- Hydrocotyle fluitans DC.
- Hydrocotyle polystachya A.Rich.
- Hydrocotyle scaposa Steud.
- Hydrocotyle umbellata var. intermedia Urb.
- Hydrocotyle umbellata var. microphylla Urb.
- Hydrocotyle umbellata var. scaposa (Steud.) Urb.
- Hydrocotyle umbellata var. umbellata
- Hydrocotyle umbellata var. umbellulata (Michx.) DC.
- Hydrocotyle umbellulata Michx.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Araliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Hydrocotyle umbellata (commonly known as Many-flowered Marsh Pennywort) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial within the Araliaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Virginia, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
C. American Pacific Is., New Zealand North, Thailand