Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
floating marsh-pennywort, floating pennyroyal, floating marsh pennywort, floating marshpennywort, buttercup pennywort, water-pennywort
Family
Apiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate, lobed
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, reniform, cordate
Growth Form
forb, floating aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
green, white, yellow
Flower Month
April - August
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Field Characters
Only Hydrocotyle with sinus in leaf that reaches the petiole. Leaves oblong and sometimes lobed, not peltate.
Habitat
Shallow water of ponds and marshes, stream margins, swamps.