Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

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Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species: H. ranunculoides
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
L. f.
Floating Pennywort infestation in the River Soar, Leicester
Floating Pennywort infestation in the River Soar, Leicester

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, known commonly as water pennywort or floating pennywort is an aquatic plant in the Ranunculaceae. It is native to North and South America and parts of Africa. In the UK it is an invasive alien species which is currently spreading in waterways in England and Wales[1]. It is also a weed in Australia. On the other hand, it is a threatened species in parts of its native range in the United States[2].

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