Hydrocotyle pusilla A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Hydrocotyle

Characteristics

Stems filiform; leaves 3-20 mm. in diameter, shallowly 5-8-lobed, the lobes crenate, glabrous to villous above, glabrous beneath, the petiole 5-35 mm. long, glabrous to densely retrorse-villous; peduncles glabrous to retrorse-villous, about equaling the leaves; rays obsolete or nearly so; fruit ellipsoid, 0.5 mm. long by 1 mm. broad, the ribs obsolete.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Hydrocotyle pusilla world distribution map, present in Brazil and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:843661-1
WFO ID wfo-0000726560
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Synonyms

Hydrocotyle pusilla