WorldFloraDB - Hydrocotyle americana

Characteristics

Patches up to c. 2dm. diam.; plant flaccid, glab. or nearly so; stems filiform. Lvs on very slender to filiform petioles 1-2-5 cm. long. Lamina delicate, rather pale green, glossy, up to 2 cm. or more diam.; 5-7-lobed, lobes shallow, crenulate; basal sinus wide to narrow. Umbels 3-5-(10)-fld on peduncles (1)-2 mm. long. Fls sessile or subsessile; fr. < 2 mm. diam., pale yellowish brown, glab. or ± hispid. Mericarps with acute dorsal margin and us. prominent rib on each face.

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Stems very slender, creeping; lvs orbicular to broadly ovate, 1–5 cm wide, shallowly 6–10-lobed; umbels sessile or subsessile, 2–7-fld, the pedicels under 1 mm; fr 1.5 mm wide, the dorsal surface acute, the dorsal and lateral ribs acute. Moist low ground; Nf. and Que. to Wis., s. to N.C., W.Va., and Ind. June–Sept.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

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Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

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Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

0.02 - 0.05

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Therapeutic use	-
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Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

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