Status:
valid
Authors:
Britton
Source:
tro
Year:
1890
Citation Micro:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 36 (1890)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001068048
Common Names
- Hydrocotyle eccentrica
- Eccentric Pennywort
- Eccentric Marshpennywort
Uses & Benefits
Hydrocotyle eccentrica is used as an ornamental plant in gardens, and its leaves can be used to make tea.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Hydrocotyle eccentrica is a small, white, five-petaled flower. The seed is a small, round, black seed. The seedlings are small, oval-shaped, and have a single pair of leaves.
Where to Find Hydrocotyle eccentrica
Hydrocotyle eccentrica can be found in the eastern United States and Canada, from Maine to Florida and west to Texas and Minnesota.
Species in the Hydrocotyle genus
Species in the Araliaceae family
Anakasia simplicifolia,
Aralia apioides,
Aralia armata,
Aralia atropurpurea,
Aralia bicrenata,
Aralia bipinnata,
Aralia cachemirica,
Aralia caesia,
Aralia californica,
Aralia castanopsisicola,
Aralia chinensis,
Aralia continentalis,
Aralia cordata,
Aralia dasyphylla,
Aralia dasyphylloides,
Aralia debilis,
Aralia decaisneana,
Aralia delavayi,
Aralia echinocaulis,
Aralia elata,
Aralia excelsa,
Aralia fargesii,
Aralia ferox,
Aralia finlaysoniana,
Aralia foliolosa,
Aralia frodiniana,
Aralia gigantea,
Aralia gintungensis,
Aralia glabra,
Aralia glabrifoliolata,
Aralia henryi,
Aralia hispida,
Aralia humilis,
Aralia kansuensis,
Aralia kingdon-wardii,
Aralia leschenaultii,
Aralia malabarica,
Aralia melanocarpa,
Aralia merrillii,
Aralia mexicana,
Aralia montana,
Aralia nudicaulis,
Aralia parasitica,
Aralia plumosa,
Aralia racemosa,
Aralia regeliana,
Aralia rex,
Aralia scaberula,
Aralia scopulorum,
Aralia searelliana,