Hydrocotyle verticillata
Water Coin, Whorled Marsh Pennywort
Other regional names: Whorled Marshpennywort +1 more
- Whorled Marshpennywort
- Whorled Water Pennywort
Also known as: Centella verticillata (Thunb.) Fourcade +18 more
- Centella verticillata (Thunb.) Fourcade
- Hydrocotyle ambigua Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
- Hydrocotyle communis DC.
- Hydrocotyle cuneata J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Hydrocotyle featherstoniana Jenn.
- Hydrocotyle interrupta Muhl.
- Hydrocotyle interrupta var. tuberosa DC.
- Hydrocotyle racemosa Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Hydrocotyle racemosa Sessé & Moc.
- Hydrocotyle superposita Baker
- Hydrocotyle trilobulata Gand.
- Hydrocotyle turczaninovii M.Hiroe
- Hydrocotyle umbellata var. ambigua A.Gray
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. caulibus Urb.
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. cuneata Jeps.
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. longipedunculata Urb.
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. pluriradiata Urb.
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. racemosa (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Mathias
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. tenella Urb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Araliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Hydrocotyle verticillata (commonly known as Water Coin or Whorled Marsh-Pennywort) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Araliaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, California, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chile Central, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Oklahoma, Oregon, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Rwanda, Somalia, South Carolina, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Virginia, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Assam, Belgium, Gulf States, Hawaii, India, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Spain, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia