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Hydrocotyle moschata G.Forst.

Musky marshpennywort (en), Hydrocotyle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Hydrocotyle

Characteristics

Perennial, forming large patches; stems slender. Lvs simple, usually dull green, often with a reddish margin, moderately to densely hairy above and below or moderately hairy above only, 5-20-(25) mm diam., divided to 1/4-?-(1/2) of radius into 5-7 segments; segments broadly obovate, each again usually 3-lobed and serrate; teeth with blunt or sharp cartilaginous points; margins flat; petiole ± glabrous or moderately to densely hairy. Umbels simple, with numerous fls; peduncles = or somewhat < lvs. Fls subsessile. Fr. glabrous, 1.3-1.5 × 1-1.3 mm, acute on dorsal edge; ribs raised, slender.
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Plant us. hispid to pilose, forming patches up to c. 3 dm. diam. Lvs on petioles up to ± 5 cm. long, clad in patent to retrorse hairs; lamina firm, (2)-5-10-20-(40) mm. diam., distinctly 5-7-lobed; basal sinus narrow to open; lobes us. again lobulate, sharply toothed (teeth rarely obscure), sinus narrow. Umbels (5)-10-20-(40)-fld, on peduncles 1-2-(4) cm. long. Fls sessile or nearly so. Frs red-brown, crowded into heads 2-5 mm. diam.; mericarps acute on dorsal margin, with 1 acute rib on each face.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (aerial part), Dysentery (aerial part), Carbuncle (leaf), Colic (leaf), Cough (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Diarrhea, infantile (leaf), Dysmenorrhea (leaf), Fever (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Jaundice (leaf), Memory disorders (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Syphilis (leaf), Liver diseases (root), Cough (unspecified), Dermatosis (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Hepatoma (unspecified), Lung (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Scrotosis (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Digestive system diseases (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dysentery, amebic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hematologic diseases (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Lung diseases (unspecified), Memory disorders (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (unspecified), Oliguria (unspecified), Paratyphoid fever (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Typhoid fever (unspecified), Diarrhea (whole plant), Dysentery (whole plant), Emetics (whole plant), Exanthema (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hydrocotyle moschata world distribution map, present in Ireland, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:843607-1
WFO ID wfo-0000726507
COL ID 3N6NH
BDTFX ID 102048
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hydrocotyle moschata Hydrocotyle compacta Hydrocotyle colorata Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Hydrocotyle moschata var. parvifolia Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides var. laciniata
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