Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Hydrocotyle

Characteristics

Perennial, forming large patches; stems stout or slender. Lvs simple, glabrous to densely hairy above and below, dull green, greenish brown or bright glossy green, 5-35 mm diam., divided to ⅕-⅓ of radius into 5-7 segments; segments triangular to broadly oblong-obovate, each again sometimes obscurely 3-lobed and toothed; teeth crenate or serrate, sometimes with short hair tips; margins flat; petiole with a few retrorse hairs near blade to densely hairy. Umbels simple, 5-many-flowered; peduncle < or ± = lvs. Fls subsessile or shortly pedicellate. Fr. glabrous, (1.8)-2-3.5 × 1.8-2.5 mm, usually rounded on dorsal edge; ribs usually slightly engraved into surface of mature fr., rarely slightly raised.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
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Images

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Distribution

Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:843622-1
WFO ID wfo-0000726522
COL ID 7WPFM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hydrocotyle alsophila Hydrocotyle amoena Hydrocotyle dichondrifolia Hydrocotyle intermixta Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae

Lower taxons

Hydrocotyle novae-zelandiae var. involucrata Hydrocotyle novae-zelandiae var. robusta