Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Hydrocotyle vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Hydrocotyle |
Species: | H. vulgaris |
Binomial name | |
Hydrocotyle vulgaris L. | |
Hydrocotyle vulgaris, also known as marsh pennywort,[1] is a small creeping perennial herb native to N. Africa, Europe, and west to the Caspian region; in Britain it is the only native Hydrocotyle, growing in wet places such as fens, bogs and marshes. For example, it is a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures – a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat.
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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- Wildflower.org.uk website giving photographic description of the plant
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