Hydrocotyle bonariensis
large-leaf pennywort, largeleaf pennywort, sombrerillo
Family
Apiaceae
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
orbicular, ovate, peltate, suborbicular
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white, yellow
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
March - November
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.3
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Field Characters
Hydrocotyle umbellatua has simple umbles while H. bonariensis has flowers verticillate on its branches. Also has leaves 5 cm wide or wider, entire, and attached to the petiole in the center of the leaf. Leaf 2" or more across.
Natural History
Grows in wet places in ditches, marshes and coastal and blackland prairies. Ranges from North Carolina, south to southern South America. Also reported from South Africa (Correll and Johnston 1979).
Habitat
Low or moist areas.