Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt.

Largeleaf waterleaf (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Hydrophyllum

Characteristics

Stems 3–7 dm, the upper part, pedicels, and sep densely gray-hirsute with stout spreading hairs commonly 1–2 mm; cauline lvs commonly 1–2 dm, half to two-thirds as wide, pinnately divided to near the midvein, the segments usually 7 or 9, spreading at nearly right angles, the apex and the few coarse teeth broadly acute or obtuse; infl dense at anthesis; cor white or pinkish, 8–13 mm, lobed to about the middle; stamens and style long-exsert. Rich moist woods; O. to Ill., s. to w. Va., N.C., and Ala. May, June.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

Leaf

Hydrophyllum macrophyllum leaf picture by Hannah Hannah Rose (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hydrophyllum macrophyllum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:432266-1
WFO ID wfo-0001066621
COL ID 3N8MB
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Synonyms

Hydrophyllum macrophyllum