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Hydrocotyle tripartita R.Br. ex A.Rich.

Australian hydrocotyle (en), Hydrocotyle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Hydrocotyle

Characteristics

Rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial, forming small to large patches; stems glabrous, slender. Lvs 3-foliolate; leaflets sessile, shiny green, glabrous to sparsely pilose above, usually moderately pilose below, rarely glabrous, broadly obovate-cuneate, 2-6 mm long, with 1-3 lobes and each lobe with 1-4 shallow, dentate teeth; teeth with a small cartilaginous point; petiole with a few retrorse hairs near blade, otherwise glabrous, slender, (3)-10-30-(50) mm long; stipules scale-like. Umbels simple, (1)-2-10-(12)-flowered; bracts scale-like, free or shortly fused; peduncles somewhat < lvs. Fls subsessile, c. 1-2 mm diam. Fr. glabrous, brown, 0.8-1.2 × 0.8-1.2 mm, acute on dorsal edge; ribs raised, slender, prominent.
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Glab. or nearly so, forming patches ± 2 dm. diam.; stems almost filiform. Lvs on petioles ± 3-5 cm. long; lamina fleshy when fresh, (4)-5-10-(15) mm. diam.; lflts 3, almost sessile, ± 3-4 mm. long, obovate, cuneately narrowed to base, (2)-3-(5)-crenately toothed to entire. Umbels 2-6-(8)-fld on slender peduncles 1-3 cm. long. Fls c. 1-1·5 mm. long, subsessile. Fr. somewhat turgid, glab., us. very pale brown, c. 1-2 mm. diam. Mericarps obtuse on dorsal edge, each face with 1 very obscure rib.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Images

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Distribution

Hydrocotyle tripartita world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:843738-1
WFO ID wfo-0000726609
COL ID 3N6SB
BDTFX ID 102052
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hydrocotyle tripartita Hydrocotyle muscosa Hydrocotyle tripartita var. muscosa
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