Hydrocotyle prolifera Kellogg

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Hydrocotyle prolifera, commonly known as whorled marshpennywort, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae.

Geographic Distribution

It is native to and widespread across North America and South America. In the United States, it is mostly restricted to the southeastern and southwestern regions.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is swamp forests or pools of standing water.

Growth Form

Hydrocotyle prolifera is an herbaceous perennial that grows as an emergent aquatic plant.

Flowering Period

It flowers from May through August.

Species Distinction

It can be told apart from the similar-looking Hydrocotyle verticillata by its pedicellate flowers and fruits, which differs from the sessile or subsessile flowers and fruits of H. verticillata.